Exiting Quicken should create Backup file - instead it creates a CopyFile ? (edit)

alohafrilovesSMG

When I back up my Quicken file at closing, it backs up as "CopyFile..." Should I be backing it up as some other name? Does it matter just as long as I know what my latest backup is?

volvogirl

What version are you on? It should backup with the same file name and .qdf-backup as the extension. Is your data file named as CopyFile?

Ps56k2

When I back up my Quicken file at closing, it backs up as "CopyFile..."

What version …. Help —> About Quicken

Are you manually doing this with the Quicken command …. File —> Copy or Backup —> (x) Create Complete Backup
OR…. are you selecting the —> (x) Create a Copy or Template ?

alohafrilovesSMG

I have version R49.29 for Windows 11.

I'm just xing out of the program and it has me save it. It saves it as a Copyfile.

Ps56k2

What is the full filename of that file ?

When exiting - Quicken will create an Auto Backup file, based upon your Quicken Preferences,
and/or it will also prompt you to create a manual backup file and display the File Backup menu -

Even when Quicken creates a "copy" via the —> File —> Copy or Backup —> it does not create that 'CopyFile" naming syntax

C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Quicken-Files\QDATA-z8a.QDF
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Quicken-Files\BACKUP2x\QDATA-z8a-2023-05-05.AM11.12.QDF-backup
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Quicken-Files\QDATA-z8aCpy.QDF

Are you running any cloud backup services - DropBox, OneDrive, etc