Quicken did not back up to my USB -

Question

I have been backing up my Quicken to a USB (it is about half full) forever.  My last backup was on 2/23/22.  Today, when I went to back-up, everything worked as usual, but I pretty quickly received a pop up message that it did not back up (versus the usual backed up successfully message).  Because it didn't give me a reason, I do not know what to do next, so I'm asking that question here.  What do I do next?

JudyN · Answer

I was able to validate the file.  There were no actions required on the notepad.  Then I was able to perform a successful backup as usual.  Thank you!

Sherlock · Answer

If you haven't already, I suggest you try saving the Quicken file backup to a folder on the internal drive.  If successful, you may use Windows File Explorer to move the file to the USB drive.  Otherwise, you may want to review: https://help.quicken.com/display/WIN/Troubleshoot+a+damaged+Quicken+data+file

JudyN · Answer

Unfortunately, it didn't work on the new USB either.  I had already tried more than once to the regular USB.  I did find an issue with one of my accounts, and I closed that account and then opened a new account to start from a later point in time.  Perhaps I ended up with an issue because of that?  Is there a way to check to see if there are corrupted entries if there is such a thing?