R3 of the 2010 now gives you the option of overwriting an existing back-up file. If you don't select "yes" to overwrite, it will continue to add files to your back-up folder. So you now have the option of doing it either way. Thank you Intuit!!
Last word was that R3 would be available on Friday 11/20. But, I was just offered the upgrade now. Manual backup is "repaired" as Andrew mentioned when he received the patch early (erroneously, according to Intuit).
When Q finds a an existing backup file, it prompts to (1) overwrite the file, or (2) cancel. Depending on whether the user has Quicken append the date, Q will create (and overwrite) *one* backup, or a daily backup with date appended. It's a matter of one extra click. That may not sound like much, but now my "one-click" backup from Q's toolbar has become, "click, , click."
The opening Quicken sound is back.
Regards,
Margaret
re/"If you don't select "yes" to overwrite, it will continue to add files to your back-up folder."
You sure about that Arnie? What other choices to you have besides selecting "YES, OVERWRITE EXISTING". I only have 'CANCEL', so that, in fact, you do NOT have the option of doing it either way. You either overwright the existing, or you don't back up. No other option - ie: you do NOT have the ability to have multiple backups on the same day.
Hi, Andrew .
Yes, some more effort - and THOUGHT! - still needs to go into this part of Q2010!
There also is no way to tell it to remember this choice for the future, so we have to tell it AGAIN each time.
No more simple +B, + - then wait for the OK. :>(
RC
Is this good or bad?
You are correct. I just assumed that selecting "Cancel" would make Quicken proceed to continue in the original mode. Personally, I always want the back-up to overwrite so I never tried "Cancel". Sorry for the erroneous information.
No problem at all. I think that since they started doing multiple backups for the same day in the original 2010 releases, they should have allowed an option to continue that if wanted. I too have always wanted the overwrite, and, like you, I'm glad it works that way again after R3. But I can see why some folks might wish for 'interims' (shall we say), and once offered in the original, they should have kept it somehow as an option.
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