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My budget disappeared

Quicken is asking me to start a budge. My original budget is gone today for some reason. I added some expenses today but did not back anything up in hopes I can go back to yesterday to install yesterday's backup to get my budget back.
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Over the last few years there have been various reports on the forum regarding missing budgets. I could not find a solution however. You might want to continue with a forum search.- Were you able to restore and get your budget back?
- What QW version are your running? My approach below is from a QW subscription latest version perspective.
- Are you syncing with Quicken web app? - In my early attempts (2x) in trying the web app, my desktop budget became "corrupted" - that was some time ago and I haven't gone back.
- File Validation - File>File Operations>Validate and Repair
- File Copy - File>File Operations>Copy...
- Uninstall and reinstall Quicken (non-subscription user make sure you have installation media/source)
- Reopen your original QDATA file (after steps 1-3)
- Restore prior backups of QDATA file (after steps 1-3)
Did any of these steps help?
Going forward.....- Setup backups - Edit>Preferences>Backup. I setup auto backups on closing and keep a maximum of 30.
- Startup Location - Edit>Preferences>Startup>Startup>Location>Budget. I startup with budgets because I use them often and helps highlight any issues straightaway.
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- Are you syncing with Quicken web app? - In my early attempts (2x) in trying the web app, my desktop budget became "corrupted" - that was some time ago and I haven't gone back.
A few, step-by-step things I would try....- File Validation - File>File Operations>Validate and Repair
- File Copy - File>File Operations>Copy...
- Uninstall and reinstall Quicken (non-subscription user make sure you have installation media/source)
- Reopen your original QDATA file (after steps 1-3)
- Restore prior backups of QDATA file (after steps 1-3)
After each step, above, exit and restart Quicken.Did any of these steps help?
Going forward.....
- Setup backups - Edit>Preferences>Backup. I setup auto backups on closing and keep a maximum of 30.
- Startup Location - Edit>Preferences>Startup>Startup>Location>Budget. I startup with budgets because I use them often and helps highlight any issues straightaway.
Of course the two above points don't solve your issue, but perhaps mitigate rework to some degree if this reoccurs.