How do I remove backup options I no longer use from the backup drop down window?
Best Answer
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Sherlock said:Exit Quicken and edit the [RecentBackupPaths] region in the QUSER.INI file maintained within the user's hidden AppData folder.
That's the short answer, for real Quicken experts.
The slightly longer, easier to follow answer is:How to remove obsolete File or Backup Path entries from Quicken Menus
New with Quicken 2018+:
When selecting a file name from the bottom of the File Menu and the file cannot be found, you will get prompted for an action or if you want to remove the name from the file list.Older Quicken versions:
You can eliminate incorrect or unused Quicken data file names or Backup Path names if you so desire.But please be very, very careful when doing it and retain a "before image" backup copy of the .INI file you are about to edit.
Close Quicken.
Edit with Notepad or any other ASCII text editor the file
"C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Quicken\config\QUSER.INI"
or "C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Intuit\Quicken\config\QUSER.INI" for older Quicken versions. Replace "username" in the path with your Windows account name.In this file you will find lines looking similar to these:
[RecentFiles]
1=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\test
2=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\UKR
3=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\UKR2005-2006
4=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\Ukr2004[RecentBackupPaths]
BackupPath5=
BackupPath4=I:\Quicken Backup\
BackupPath3=E:\Quicken Backup\
BackupPath2=J:\Quicken Backup\
BackupPath1=H:\Quicken Backup\Do NOT delete any lines from this file!
Just blank out the name portion after the '=' (equal sign).
[Recent Files] refers to your current "1=..." data file and 3 previously used ones.
Do not blank out "1=..." or Quicken will not know which file to start with.
[RecentBackupPaths] refers to your Manual Backup file paths, "BackupPath1=..." being the most recently used path name.
Save the changed file.
Start Quicken.
Review the results in the File menu for recent data files and/or the Manual Backup menu for Backup paths.
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Answers
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Exit Quicken and edit the [RecentBackupPaths] region in the QUSER.INI file maintained within the user's hidden AppData folder.0
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Sherlock said:Exit Quicken and edit the [RecentBackupPaths] region in the QUSER.INI file maintained within the user's hidden AppData folder.
That's the short answer, for real Quicken experts.
The slightly longer, easier to follow answer is:How to remove obsolete File or Backup Path entries from Quicken Menus
New with Quicken 2018+:
When selecting a file name from the bottom of the File Menu and the file cannot be found, you will get prompted for an action or if you want to remove the name from the file list.Older Quicken versions:
You can eliminate incorrect or unused Quicken data file names or Backup Path names if you so desire.But please be very, very careful when doing it and retain a "before image" backup copy of the .INI file you are about to edit.
Close Quicken.
Edit with Notepad or any other ASCII text editor the file
"C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Quicken\config\QUSER.INI"
or "C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Intuit\Quicken\config\QUSER.INI" for older Quicken versions. Replace "username" in the path with your Windows account name.In this file you will find lines looking similar to these:
[RecentFiles]
1=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\test
2=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\UKR
3=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\UKR2005-2006
4=C:\Users\username\Documents\Quicken\Ukr2004[RecentBackupPaths]
BackupPath5=
BackupPath4=I:\Quicken Backup\
BackupPath3=E:\Quicken Backup\
BackupPath2=J:\Quicken Backup\
BackupPath1=H:\Quicken Backup\Do NOT delete any lines from this file!
Just blank out the name portion after the '=' (equal sign).
[Recent Files] refers to your current "1=..." data file and 3 previously used ones.
Do not blank out "1=..." or Quicken will not know which file to start with.
[RecentBackupPaths] refers to your Manual Backup file paths, "BackupPath1=..." being the most recently used path name.
Save the changed file.
Start Quicken.
Review the results in the File menu for recent data files and/or the Manual Backup menu for Backup paths.
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