How can Scheduled Updates work for multiple Quicken files?

Question

I maintain several quicken files on the same computer. How can I set up scheduled updates for all of them. It appears that currently, on the last one I set up disables the scheduled update for a previously configured file.

Additional Info:
I am referring to the files with the QDF file extension and NOT the accounts within each of these files.

Chris_QPW · Answer

Because most likely 99% of their user base don't have more than one data file.  EDIT, it also assumes that people are going to keep their computers constantly running just so that Quicken can do this update.

Features are put in because of the need of the many, not the needs of the few.

You can certainly create an Idea thread for people to vote on it, to see if you can show that there is a lot of interest in it being implemented.  Go to the Home page and select New Post -> New Idea.

Jim_Harman · Answer

Just to be clear, Scheduled Updates is the ability to have Quicken run a One Step Update on a schedule even if Quicken is not running. I don't think many people use this.

An alternative to save a few clicks is to have it run the OSU when You open Quicken.

Gary · Answer

Thank you. Just to clarify, the Quicken help documentation states:

Scheduled updates can only be scheduled for one data file. If Schedule Update has been selected in a different data file, turning Schedule Update on in the most recent file will override the settings and turn off Schedule Updates for the previous file.


Also, I do not understand why Quicken would limit such an important task to one data file.