Deletion of Re-Named Folders and Old Qdata Files?

GGGGGGG

1. After using QCleanUI and reinstalling the Quicken subscription program, can I delete the re-named folders in
C:\Program Data,
C:\Program Files[x86], and
C:\User folders?

2. I save Q data files with a date. Do I need to keep all these files or just the last one saved? Is there some rule on how and when to eliminate Q Data file clutter?

Sherlock

GGGGGGG said:

1. After using QCleanUI and reinstalling the Quicken subscription program, can I delete the re-named folders in C:\Program Data, C:\Program Files[x86], and C:\User folders?
2. I save Q data files with a date. Do I need to keep all these files or just the last one saved? Is there some rule on how and when to eliminate Q Data file clutter?

1. Yes.
2. You may use Windows File Explorer to delete the Quicken files you no longer want to keep.

Note: We store daily file backups for 3 months, weekly for 6 months, and monthly for a year securely in cloud storage using Duplicati.

Ps56k2

Just following along -

Does QCleanUI rename these sub-folders as it performs a "cleanup" ?

Next - Are you using the Quicken backup feature ......  Edit --> Preferences --> Backup -->

if so, the files from the auto-backup will have a datestamp in the filename,
and the manual backups can have a datestamp if [x] checked

Sherlock

Ps56k2 said:

Just following along -

Does QCleanUI rename these sub-folders as it performs a "cleanup" ?

Next - Are you using the Quicken backup feature ......  Edit --> Preferences --> Backup -->

if so, the files from the auto-backup will have a datestamp in the filename,
and the manual backups can have a datestamp if [x] checked

The rename of the folders is performed manually as documented: https://www.quicken.com/support/using-qcleanui-uninstall-quicken

We use both the manual and the automatic backup feature.  We save manual backups frequently (Ctrl + B) to provide the generic undo functionality Quicken lacks.