Quicken won't open

P Oak

Every second or third time when I try to open Quicken (Deluxe for Windows) I get a message that Quicken is unable to pen the data file—- and then it gives the correct file name. When I go to the drop down File window and click on that very file name at the bottom it opens. Also when I choose Open Quicken File and choose tha very file, it opens ok. So it's annoying but not disastrous. I am careful to Exit properly and nothing has changed with my Quicken program (not new update).

Greg_the_Geek

See this:

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7941390/r52-33-unable-to-open-data-file-on-first-try-then-opens-after-pointing-to-file-edit75

Is your active Quicken data file stored in a OneDrive folder? If so, have you tried pausing OneDrive before starting Quicken.

P Oak

It is in a oneDrive folder (and that is farily new). I don't know how to pause OneDrive. And why might that be a solution?

modoud

Launching Quicken the File doesn't open, says it isn't available. This happened after last update. Someone did not do good testing. I have to click on file to open my Quicken File EACH AND EVERY TIME.

I see that others are having this issue. This is the first time in more than a decade that this problem has arisen.

PLEASE FIX - IT WAS CAUSED BY THE LAST UPDATE.

Greg_the_Geek

Try pausing OneDrive (right click on the cloud icon in the system tray) before running Quicken. It's an OneDrive update that's causing the problem.

GeoffreyRadbill

This issue is also happening with my Quicken. Sometimes the file opens, sometimes it doesn't. Also, the problem didn't begin happening until after the last update. Thanks for the fix - I'll try it the next time around (in the interim when file did not open, I merely selected the file on OneDrive). That said, I hope that the suggested work around is merely a temporary fix until this matter is corrected. Come on Quicken, you can do better.

Greg_the_Geek

@GeoffreyRadbill, It's an OneDrive update that's causing the problem.