Safe way to upgrade to Quicken D 06?

It doesn't really matter. If you're concerned about problems during the upgrade, make a backup of your data files before installing the new version (the new version will do this anyway, but extra backups are never a bad idea).

will do this

Even if you're *not* concerned about problems, it's always a good idea to make a backup copy of your old data.

Expect the unexpected.

Notan

1) Backup your data. Best to have it in more than one place (one should be on removable media). 2) Copy the database 3) Run Validate on the copy. Check any error messages and clear up if possible in the original 4) Upgrade. Might as well put it in the same directory (you can install it somewhere else) since it will uninstall the previous version. It will also copy the account file(s) into a backup location before it updates the database. 5) Enjoy. 6) Oh, did I mention that you should backup first? ;-)

Thanks.

I have multiple backups (including regular ones of the entire HD on an external drive) but will certainly make one more!

Question about validate: what does it actually do and what does 'super'validate do more of? .... and can it harm your data or can you do it with no major worry?

Jeff

Upgraded and everything seems to go well.

Question: during the upgrade file conversion, Quicken said it would save the

2005 files as ...... (do not recall the name) in the Quicken folder "in case they are needed to go back to". Out of curiosity (and because I do not like financial files lying all around) I went to look for them but cannot find them. Did Quicken delete them when it decided it did not need them anymore? (I have backups so this is just wanting to know where my data is on my hard drive.)

Jeff

Hank Arnold wrote:

Hi, Jeff.

Do you now have a folder called \Quicken\Q05Files?

RC

Thanks, found it. I keep my Quicken data files in an encrypted volume and in that encrypted data volume I found the Q05 folder. Thanks. (Search did not find it because it was encrypted).

I'm more comfortable knowing where Quicken put it and that it is not in plain view.

Jeff

Validate attempts to find (and fix) inconsistencies that can creep into a database. "Super Validate" appears to take a much more comprehensive (and aggressive) approach to this. Both *can* cause damage. Whenever a program attempts to automatically "fix" something, it doesn't always do it "right". Even Intuit says that Super Validate should only be done in extreme cases when warranted (usually when they recommend it).

This is the reason that I always suggest doing the validate on a *copy* of the database. If you get error messages, you can go back to the original (or another copy) and see if you can find the reason for the error.

Thank you.

Jeff

Nolo Problemo.............

Nolo Problemo.............