Back up Quicken files to DVD

Ross,

Although I have Quicken 2001 Deluxe I would guess that the procedure I use to backup to DVD would work with 2005. I just close Quicken and then copy to a DVD the entire folder in which my Quicken data resides.

Tom

Ross Moody wrote:

Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a go. I guess you just pick the most recent back-up date and use it to restore from say your laptop to desktop or vice versa? Ross

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There is NO need to use anything other than a CD for Quicken backups. At over

My Quicken folder is at 682 MB so I guess I am no one. BTW I use the Attachment functionality quite extensively and they are included in my backup.

Ross,

My Quicken related data is in its own folder that I named, not the one Quicken would chose by default. This folder contains more than one Quicken dataset, as well as the Quicken BACKUP folder. Other personal data is in other folders. Both the Quicken folder and the other personal folders are subfolders of a single larger folder. I simply backup the single larger folder to DVD. Of course, I have several DVD's I cycle through.

To restore a Quicken dataset I would look at the file dates on the DVD and chose one dataset (that one could even be in the BACKUP folder), say Qdata, and copy from DVD to hard drive all files beginning with Qdata (Qdata.QEL, Qdata.QDF, etc.), and make sure the restored files are not readonly. I do not use Quicken's built-in Restore function.

The restored files do not have to go back to their original folder and probably should not until you check that the restored files work ok.

Tom

I agree completely. DVDs and CDs occasionally fail. Having almost 5 gigabytes of backups from several years of use increases the possibility that all of the backups could be lost. A CD holds about one month of backups for me.

I backup daily, using the added date option to make each backup a unique name. When the CD fills, I take it to the bank, and put a new one in my computer. I know that I have many good backups from various times in the safety deposit box. They are away from the house, and safe even from a burglary or fire. The most recent backups are available at home until the disk fills.

Regards, Jim

I guess me too. I was on my 5th CD when I decided to try DVD and ran into trouble. I have a lot of investments that must take up a lot of file space.

Thanks again. Ross

I've been using Quicken for personal finances, including various investments, since 1993 and my file size is but a fraction of yours. Perhaps its because I still use Quicken 2002, rather than being suckered into buying more current versions?

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There is absolutely NO need to have so many backups. I keep one in the house. One on the other computer. One in my vehicle. Backups made more than 90 days ago are totally, totally redundant. Some packrats actually have copies of EVERY cruddy e-mail that they have EVER sent or received. Myself, I delete e-mail as soon as possible, sometimes keeping a paper copy as a record. A LOT of people and corporations have paid the price for having too much "evidence" on their computer or in and about their office or residence.

They don't cost anything. I buy disks by the spindle, and only when they are on sale. At about $.05 each disk, it comes to $.60 per year for backups. They don't take up much room. Since I already pay for the safety deposit box, and it has plenty of room, there is no reason not to keep multiple copies. I do throw them away once in a while.

When I had a catastrophic Quicken problem, the support people tried to tell me that it was my data. When it failed with a backup from several months earlier, they agreed that they data was OK, and Quicken had a problem.

I recently had to load up my ancient MYM data to find a record of something that happened many years ago. I don't keep paper records for that long, but the MYM file is a minuscule spot on my hard drive.

Regards, Jim

I have been using Quicken since 1994 and I have complete history for Investments (including dividends, IRA's, 401(k), price history) from 1976, Real Estate from 1985 (my first home).

When Quicken introduced the ability to link images to transactions and accounts in 2006, I have used that functionality to eliminate a file cabinet by creating PDF files an linking them to Quicken. So I guess I am a "sucker" as you state for using functionality I have paid for. BTW, my folder size includes the PDF documents that I include in the backup. I backup in two places - online and to an external hard drive.

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An entry in MYM or Quicken is not legal proof of anything. Unless, for example, you have the actual transaction slip of a share buy or sell, you may be hooped.