.dat files on my desktop (edit)

Robin Lee

I am a looong time quicken user since the very first quicken program released (can't remember year) Currently running UTD subscription and use quicken daily. I have a Windows 11 and super fast computer running google chrome. So, over the past few months I have been getting .dat files on my desktop which is incredibly annoying. I have read discussions and tried several solutions. None of them have worked for me. But I think they don't work is because I don't under the solutions very well. Is there anyone who can type the step by step instructions to move files? or have a quicken support phone number? When I did try deleting or moving, the .dat file just reappeared on my desktop. the .dat file I currently have is

20130508.pm12.20cpy_SyncLog.dat

In addition, for some reason I seem to have 20130508.PM12.20Cpy as my main icon for quicken

I understand I can delete them and if I can delete them, why is quicken even creating them?

Thank you Robin Lee

Rocket J Squirrel

The .DAT files are created in the same directory (folder) where your .QDF data file lives. I assume yours is on your desktop. Move your data file elsewhere and the .DAT files will follow. They'll still be created, but you won't have to see them.

Robin Lee

they didn't follow, next time I backed up they appeared on desktop

NotACPA

Is your backup file on the desktop?

And, previously created .DAT files won't move when you move the QDF … but new ones should go to the directory that holds the QDF.

And, after you move the QDF, take a just-in-case backup, and you can delete those DAT files from your desktop.