Restoring backup requires re-authorization of many banks

Question

I recently had a need to restore an automatic backup of my main data file. After the restore, all but one of my FIs displayed this symbol next to the account name:

I was required to re-authorized the accounts. Is this the way it is now when restoring a backup? Am I doing something wrong?

P.S. I may have posted this in the wrong forum.

DoctorBrown · Answer

@jtemplin : This isn't the only major problem with restoring backups. I've been reporting here and with Quicken about other issues as well.  But those are off topic.

jtemplin · Answer

I reported this back in 2023 because it suprised me as well.

Restoring backups used to be a painless way to correct messing up downloaded transactions or rolling back experiments. It's not as useful a technique if you might have to reauthorize many accounts.

File this as one of the "improvements" we got with EWC+ 🤔

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7934175/bug-or-feature-reauthorize-ewc-accounts-upon-backup-restore

leishirsute · Answer

I copy my datafile from my desktop to my laptop daily.  If I use it on my laptop and then go back to my desktop, all the accounts requiring reauthorization on the desktop.  It use to be so easy to keep a datafile sync'd between my desktop and laptop and not lose the connections.