Data File PW Prompt on Non-password Protected File

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This discussion was created from comments split from: Data File PW Not Working.

Grantman

i am being asked for a data file password and I don't have one

Ps56k2

Not sure why this was split from the other topic - but I'll re-post my reply ....

 WAS there ever an existing data file password that you created for the Quicken data file -

or - did the password prompt appear after a recent Quicken update ?

There was a reported bug awhile ago -

where a bogus prompt for the data file password was being generated

AND the Forgot Password did nothing -

I believe the only fix was the classical "Restore from recent backup"

LRATC

HELP! I have a similar issue. I entered a lot of data into Quicken (Windows) earlier today, and the file does not have a password. Now I am trying to open it, and it's asking for a password. I tried to restore from a recent backup file, and it is also requiring a password. The "Forgot Password" link does nothing when I click on it. I need to get this datafile open to work on my taxes! Help please!

bwallace42

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pavetack

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Ps56k2

I'm merely copying my previous posting from above -

First - WAS there ever an existing data file password that you created for the Quicken data file -

or - did the password prompt appear after a recent Quicken update ?

There was a reported bug awhile ago - that seems to randomly pop up -

where a bogus prompt for the data file password is being generated

AND the Forgot Password link does nothing -

I believe the only fix was the classical "Restore from recent backup"-
AND adding a Data File Password to potentially help deter future situations.