*.NPC files

Not of much use to you, but that filetype is not even listed on Intuit's site in their Knowledge Base.

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What version are you using? I vaguely remember seeing a .NPC file, but it was *ages* ago. Three are no .NPC files with Q2005 or Q2006.

Regards,

Margaret

formerprof wrote:

I'm using 2005 Deluxe -- perhaps the NPC is an artifact from my earlier version?

Thanks so much.

formerprof

I would think so. I upgrade every year, and it's been a long time since I recall seeing a .NPC file. I wish I could remember how many years it's been, but it escapes me. Sorry.

Regards,

Margaret

formerprof wrote:

I have them with Q2005 and Q2006 filesets.

Intuit does not know of *any* version of Quicken that had this particular extension. The oldest Quicken version I ever used was Q2000, so if this is a carryover, it could be as old as Q2000. But I do not recall ever seeing that extension until Q2005.

I have deleted a few that were part of test filesets and have not had any problems yet.

"John Pollard" wrote in news:kkBvf.469698$084.57903 @attbi_s22:

I have 153 0 byte *.npc files, dating back to 4/2002. I had Q2002, then upgraded to 2005. Should I delete all those zero byte files? How much disk space does that get me back?

Heh, I'd delete 'em just for aesthetics. ;-) Why keep unused files around? Intuit may have forgotten about .NPC files, but they were definitely there at one time, because I recall deleting them once I realized they weren't being used by Quicken anymore ... and because several of us have or have had them. When I upgrade to a new version of Quicken, I always check the dates on the files, and if I see that one or more are not being used, I back up my data, and move the file(s) out of my Quicken data directory. If Quicken is still running fine a week later, I blow the unused files away.

Regards,

Margaret

Han wrote:

I've now deleted (actually moved) my .NPC file with no visible bad results. There is also a *.QTX file which seems to be unaccessed. Is this in the same category?

Thanks to all for their help

formerprof

No. *.QTX contains your memorized transactions ... and perhaps your scheduled transactions too (not sure about that). I've got QP2006, and the file extensions used are:

*.IDX - not sure what this is, but it disappears when Q is open and reappears when Q is closed. *.QDF - data file *.QEL - electronic transaction download record *.QPH - security price history *.QTX - memorized (and perhaps scheduled) transactions

IIRC, this is the same fileset as in Q2005, but perhaps someone still using Q2005 can confirm or correct this statement. :-)

Regards,

Margaret

formerprof wrote:

The .QTX file contains your tax planner info.

And I think it represents a good reason not to delete Quicken files that have not been used for a while. If you do not do tax planning for a while, the QTX file will not have been modified for a while ... but might still contain useful data.

Dear John & Margaret,

Thanks again so much. The QTX stays and I shall undoubtedly (ugh!) have to plan taxes soon.

formerprof

FWIW looking up that extension at filext.com attributes it as a Jagged Alliance 2 Non-Player Character File, . Since this is completely unrelated to Quicken/Intuit, I don't know how helpful this will be to you.

I do know that one app I run will put 0 byte files in its folder of programs that it calls, i.e. notepad. The above reference infers the NPC extension relates to gaming, I can't see why you would get said file in your Quicken folder. But stranger things have happened. :)

Thanks for correcting me on that one, John. :-) Any idea what the

*.IDX file is? :-)

Regards,

Margaret

John Pollard wrote:

Interesting, that FAQ doesn't mention the *.QTX file or the Q3.DIR file. And we know they exist, too. :-)

Regards,

Margaret

Mike wrote:

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I also have them with my Q2005 file sets. When I open the file with Notepad, I see a list of vendors (credit cards and banks etc.) and what appears to be a vendor number along with "Centralized Billing" and "Pay On-line" repeated over and over. I think it belongs to Quicken Bill Pay.

Yes, its an index created by Quicken to make some Quicken operations faster. If you delete it, Quicken will recreate it.

You may be right.

Some things are still confusing me:

1.) Intuit hasn't heard of the extension 2.) I do not have Quicken Billpay; I have the extension in some Q2005 and Q2006 filesets, but not in others. 3.) All of my .npc files are empty

I never have had Bill-Pay. That was just a guess. My file is only 14KB and is dated 12/24/2003 so whatever it was is probably no longer used. Here's a short paste of what's in my file:

4 110000105 Allstate Insurance Centralized Billing Pay On-Line IL 605323128 4 110000149 Usaa Insurance Centralized Billing Pay On-Line IL 605323128 4 110000233 Sunoco Centralized Billing Pay On-Line IL 605323128 4 110000326 L S Ayres Centralized Billing Pay On-Line IL 605323128 4 110000481 Nordstrom Centralized Billing Pay On-Line IL 605323128 2 110000509 Target Stores Centralized Billing Pay On-Line IL

That's probably the Creation date, not the last write or last read.