compare bill reminders between active & copy (or backup)

crashdox

Vr65.29, build 27.1.65.29 Quicken Classic for Windows

Hi, from the subject: Is there a way to compare JUST the bill reminders between my active file, and a copy or backup?

Reason: I just recreated a bill reminder, then decided to edit it. I found the reminder(*) - but it had an incorrect amount (huh?). I deleted that reminder, then recreated it with the ending date. But then I noticed I had 2 reminders for the same thing, with identical correct amounts. Huh? What did I delete? Was it a valid reminder with the wrong name? So… the only thing I see is to open a previous copy & print the reminders from active & copy & do a visual scan. Not ideal…

[Edited - Readability]

Quicken Kristina

Hello @crashdox,

Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, since Quicken is not designed to allow you to have two Quicken files open at the same time, there isn't an easy way to compare the reminders in your current file with the reminders in a backup file or copy of your file.

You mentioned that the amount on your newly recreated reminder was incorrect. Is this reminder connected to an Online Biller, or is it a reminder that is updated manually?

I look forward to your reply!

mshiggins

@crashdox you can “print” the list of reminders to a tab delimited text file that can be imported to Excel. CTRL J to open the reminders window, then CTRL P to print to a tab delimited export file.

Just be cautious about the backup file. Create a copy rather than restoring. Then use the CTRL J / CTRL P process to create the tab delimited reminder file.