"jennifer" wrote in news:EGXKh.18146$Wc.15451 @bignews3.bellsouth.net:
Quicken stores your data in a series of files. While the qdf is the most important one, don't delete the others, especially not the ones in the same directory as the most recent qdf!
When quicken does a backup, several files are created but only one is the data. Why does Quicken back up more than that one file (.qph, .qsd, .qel, .qdf, .idx files)????
It seems that one the .qdf file is the data.
Thanks!!!!
Hi, Jennifer.
We are the victims of Quicken terminology. ;>{
Unlike everybody else, Quicken refers to the full set of related files (as Han said) as a single "Quicken file". Here in this newsgroup, we often refer to the full group as a "fileset" to try to cut down on the confusion. In spite of Quicken, you need the entire set to have a complete "Quicken file".
When we use Quicken to make the backup, it backs up all the related files. But when we use other tools, such as Windows Explorer, to manage Quicken files, we must remember to identify and back up ALL the fileset.
RC
Good to know, although need more info to fix my huge issue! Please help! I have recently upgraded to 2007 Home & Business from 2003. I have not been able to synchronize my previous files with current files. I have a huge mess (or lack of vital information needed for taxes for both this year and previous years.....) I have e-mail support and got some generic answer that of course didn't work, I NEED HELP! There are a few other layers of info that may be contributing to my difficulty but before I go any further I just want to make sure someone is out there!
Than you, Julie
430 No such article 222 16544 body > Hi, Jennifer.Good to know, although need more info to fix my huge issue! Please help! I have recently upgraded to 2007 Home & Business from 2003. I have not been able to synchronize my previous files with current files. I have a huge mess (or lack of vital information needed for taxes for both this year and previous years.....) I have e-mail support and got some generic answer that of course didn't work, I NEED HELP! There are a few other layers of info that may be contributing to my difficulty but before I go any further I just want to make sure someone is out there!
Than you, Julie
Julie wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
First of all, Julie, hide your real email address from newsgroups unless you want to get spam or worse. It's called munging. Just google for it.
We need more information about your situation. Do you have good backups (made from within Quicken) of your old data? How did you install the latest version, on a new computer, or did you let Q remove the old installation when it installed this one? Do you still have the old install CD? How much data have yoou entered between the old and the new?
It would be easiest if you have the old files and the old program still available, because then you can "validate" those data.
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