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How do I retrieve my data
edhayes
When I started Quicken there was an automatic update of the appliocation I assyme. When it finished the screen went blanck. Restarting Quicken resulted in being greeted as a new user, no access to my existing data. Help Quicken mobile on my Iphone appeares to be working, so hopfully my data is still all in the cloud.
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edhayes
I had updated a very old version of Quicken which required importing a backup file from a thumb drive. I recently removed that thumb drive. Restoring the thumb drive solved my problem. Now I need to figure out how to get Quicken to save my data on the C;/ drive so I will not encounter this problem again.
volvogirl
Close Quicken. Find your current data file ending in .qdf and copy or move it to your hard drive
C:Documents/Quicken
Then open Quicken and open the one on the C drive. Then it should remember where it is.
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NotACPA
You mobile device does NOT hold a complete copy of your Q data file ... initially it only holds up to 2 year's worth.
SO, unless you separately backed up to dropbox, or such, your data can't be restored from the cloud.
Next, have you tried doing a Windows search for files ending in .QDF (Q data files) or .QDF-backup (your backup files).
If you find a QDF file (or several) double click on it to start Q using that data file.
OR, if a QDF-backup file, double click on it to start a RESTORE of that data file to become your Q Data File.
edhayes
I had updated a very old version of Quicken which required importing a backup file from a thumb drive. I recently removed that thumb drive. Restoring the thumb drive solved my problem. Now I need to figure out how to get Quicken to save my data on the C;/ drive so I will not encounter this problem again.
volvogirl
Close Quicken. Find your current data file ending in .qdf and copy or move it to your hard drive
C:Documents/Quicken
Then open Quicken and open the one on the C drive. Then it should remember where it is.
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