Can I use the same file on 2 computers

Question

One computer is downstairs, one up.  Can I sync with the cloud from downstairs, and will the info I’ve input be on the upstairs after the sync?  I use the mobil app on my phone as well.

Or will I physically need to take the backup fob from the downstairs laptop and use restore on the upstairs?

I’m a longtime user, but this seems like a question for this category.

Greg_the_Geek · Answer

FWIW, the file extension can be changed from ..QDF-backup to .QDF and then opened in Quicken without using restore.

Sherlock · Answer

If you are synching the accounts to the Quicken Cloud, you may use a web browser to access the data.

If you want to access Quicken remotely, I suggest using a remote desktop client instead.

Chris_QPW · Answer

Based on new information you shouldn't be doing backups and restores to move back and forth between the two machines.

It has come to life that whenever you do a restore they are making a new copy of the "cloud data".  And there is a limited amount of these.  If you exceed that amount you have to contact Quicken support to delete them for you.

So instead what you should be doing is just copy the QDF file from one machine to the other, and open it.

How you do that copy is really up to you.  You can copy it to something like Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox, and then on the other machine copy it back to your local drive.  Or you can do that through the USB drive (FOB) if you like.

In fact you could just leave your QDF on the USB drive an open it from there on each machine.  Depending on the speed of that drive it might be slower, but it would still work.