

If you want to preserve the current file, you must rename the current file or the file you are restoring. Be aware that you'll lose any changes you made since the backup was created. What does it mean to overwrite a file?: Restoring a backup file replaces your current data with the data stored on the backup disk. If you are restoring a file over the current file, click OK to overwrite the current file then click Yes to open the restored file.After naming the file and selecting the location, click Save, then click Yes to open the restored file. If you Create a copy, you will need to select a location to save the copy to and you will also need to give the copy a unique file name.In Quicken, select File > Backup and Restore > Restore from Backup File.Choose how many backup data files you would like to save (between 1 - 99 copies).Choose to back up your Quicken data file after running Quicken X times (between 1 - 99).Next to Automatic Backups, there is an Open backup directory link that links directly to your BACKUP folder - a good way of finding them fast.

Make sure there is a check mark next to Automatic Backups.Under Setup on the left, choose Backup.If the backup file you've created becomes damaged, you may be able to restore an automatic backup and save yourself the need to reenter some data.Ĭheck to see if automatic backups are turned on (this is on by default) Quicken creates a historical copy of your data every seven days and stores five of these copies in a BACKUP folder. If you want to preserve the current file, you must rename the current file or the file you are restoring. We recommend to avoid overwriting files. If you are restoring a file over the current file, click OK to overwrite the current file then click Yes to open the restored file.After naming the file and selecting the location, click Save, then click Yes to open the restored file.

#Where is my quicken file install
Instructions (Move a file frequently) Step 1: Install Quicken on your new computer.
#Where is my quicken file windows
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