How to know what Release# a specific backup file is

TTSguy
TTSguy Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
edited October 2022 in Registers & Transactions (Windows)
Is there a way to identify what version# a backup file is for a specific backup so as to know for restoring to a previous?
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  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No way that I know of. But you just gave me the brilliant idea to subdivide my backup folder into subfolders based on release numbers.

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Biz & Personal Subscription (US) on Win10 Pro.

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  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No way that I know of. But you just gave me the brilliant idea to subdivide my backup folder into subfolders based on release numbers.

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Biz & Personal Subscription (US) on Win10 Pro.

  • BK
    BK Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2022
    to build on that, the way I do it is when I install a new release, I update the text file I created (ReleaseHistory.txt)  in the same folder with a new entry.
    And in parallel, I also add the corresponding release # to the name of the last backup prior to the update.  So I have two ways of identifying.
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  • splasher
    splasher Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you know the exact time and date that you did the upgrade and then look at the date/time of the backups, you could determine it from that information.
    I think that both RJS & BK's suggestions have a lot of merit.

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