why cant i access the source file to back up
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MarionW
Quicken Canada Subscription Member
I tried to back up data and it just tells me it can't access the source file and that it is being used elsewhere, but It isn't.
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I suggest you insure the data file can not be accessed by another program while you perform a data file backup. For example, you should not maintain the data file in a Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive folder.
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I think this one is due to Windows Defender settings. See this FAQ.
Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, as of 2025 using QWin Premier (US) on Win10 Pro & Win11 Pro on 2 PCs.
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Hi @MarionW ,
Please post the exact path to your Quicken Data File? It should be located at: Documents\Quicken. It does differ from User to User as some Users, have it located on a separate partition from the operating system, but in the computer.
thecreator - User of Quicken Subscription R53.16 USA
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