Which files should I restore?

I don't understand the question.

I upgraded from Basic Quicken 200? to Deluxe Quicken 2009 a couple of months ago. If I restore my files from a time before I installed 2009 will I be causing myself problems?

Also, I assume I should restore all of the file types I find for a given date?

To answer your last question, first: yes.

As to your first question: what are you trying to accomplish?

Meaning mild problems, or impossible to do?

If you look at the 3 or 4 posts from me directly preceding this one, you'll see that my Quicken environment is totally trashed. I was slow to see how bad the problem was... or the problem developed over time. Not sure. But I had hoped I could restore my files to before the upgrade. If I can't, do you have any advice?

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Huh?

Meaning: IF you're going to restore, you "should restore all of the file types" you "find for a given date".

I saw those posts, I wasn't sure just what you were describing; I've never heard of anything like it. And I'm still not sure what you want to do.

Are you trying to return to using your previous version of Quicken?

If not, what?

The upgrade already "converted" your files from "before the upgrade": are you asking if you can try converting them again? The answer is, yes; but I'm not sure what it will accomplish.

I'm not sure when the trashing occurred. I want to restore back to a point when the files are rational.... when the transactions for A show up when I click A, not when I click D... etc. I don't know how far back I need to go. If I go back to before I installed 2009, how to I "convert them again?" Here's the scenario. I replace all my Quicken files with copies from before 2009..... Then what happens when I launch Quicken 2009? Will it ask me if I want to convert? That would be good.

So this did not occur when you first converted from your older version?

Before you try to reconvert, you might consider trying a Validate.

Make a Quicken Copy of your data; Validate that Copy. If the Validated Copy does not exhibit the problem behavior, make that Validated Copy your regular data.

Yes, if you ask Quicken to open a file from an older version, Quicken will try to convert that file to the current version.

On the off chance it may be of some value, I'd like to get a clearer picture of what you are seeing.

Are you saying that you have verified that 100% of the transactions for one account are in the register of different account? And that register contains only the transactions from the one wrong account.

So all of account A's transactions - and only A's transactions - are in the register of the account named B? And all of B's transactions - and only B's transactions - are in the register of the account named A?

If so, couldn't you solve this problem by changing the account names of A and B to reflect the transactions they hold?

OK, a couple of questions along the way as I follow your instructions.

1. When I choose the Validate option, I see 2 files and 4 folders to choose from. Quicken Data.qdf, quicken Data_20051203.qdf, Validate (folder), Backup (folder) and Q06Files(Folder). I'm guessing that the first is the one I should validate, but what are the others about?
2. In my offsite backups, I have .idx, .qdf, .qel, and qph files. If I have to restore from offsite backup in the end, do I restore all of these, or just the qdf file that Validate is asking for?
3. After Validate completed, it just asked me for an OK. I clicked OK and did an update. No transactions show since 3/02 in any of my 10 accounts at one bank. Little red flags show at 5 of the 10. If I go to the bank, I have numerous transactions since 3/02. Also, if I click SETUP/Details for a particular account, the account number it displays does not match with the account name or the transactions. Am I correct that I need to restore from backup?

This is a perfect example of what I got out of the business of trying to support idiots who cannot even describe the problem sufficiently and incoherently. It just isn't worth my effort anymore.

You want to validate the file you reported having problems with. You should already know the name of that file ... but it's name is displayed in the Quicken title bar, and it should be the first file name in the list of most recently used files at the bottom of the Quicken Files menu.

The file with the date suffixed to the name was most likely created by a Quicken backup with the option to suffix the date chosen. The file(s) in the BACKUP folder are automatic backups created by Quicken. The Q06Files folder is the one I mentioned in an earlier reply, which Quicken created to hold the backup it made of your earlier version (Q2006) data just before it converted that file.

The answer to this is the very first answer I provided in this discussion.

I don't know how this compares with what you saw before. If you are saying that the Validate didn't change anything, then I suspect you'll have to try restoring from backups.