Setting a password for a Quicken data file

LC3
LC3 Quicken Windows Subscription Member
edited December 2025 in Signing in, Passwords, and Activation (Windows)

I want to set a password for my file yet it says I'm not authorized. Why?

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  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    I just now successfully set, and then un-set, a password for my Q data file, without any problem. The password that I used was entirely letters.

    SO, I'm sorta guessing here but by any chance are there any special characters in the pwd you were trying to set? If so, which? Q sometimes has problems with some special characters

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

  • LC3
    LC3 Quicken Windows Subscription Member

    OK yet why say I'm not authorized? If there are invalid characters for a password I would expect a different message. I will try. PS. What is this vault password I see mentioned?

  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    We're other users and can't answer "why" type questions. We don't know "why" either.

    The Vault is where your ID's and passwords for any online connected accounts are stored. It's entirely separate from your data file password.

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20528532#Comment_20528532

    Unless somebody from Quicken chimes in here with a better idea or solution, I'm going to fire a shot into the dark:

    Are you running Quicken on a "regular" (restricted) Windows User Account or an account with Windows Admin Privileges?
    If you're using a restricted account, switch to an Admin account and try Quicken again.

  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    While I'm thinking about this … also please try this:

    In Quicken click on Help / Refresh Sign in
    Sometimes an issue between Quicken on your PC and the Quicken Server may cause unexpected results. Refreshing the Sign in (or Signing out, then Signing back in) may resolve the issue.

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