I had several QDATA files on my desktop from a back-up hard drive. I had inputed 13 months of data
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Then you should click on "Open Backup Directory" and see if there is a recent file located there. You'll need to restore the most recently dated file.
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They all show the info that was originally showing from the old hard drive when pulled from it. Three show last data date of 2010 and the one I was working from evidently showed an ending date of March 2019. All the data is from my banking statements going back to 1998. I put in each month for my wife's and my banking account. i would reconcile each month before entering the following month data. I am using the Quicken Deluxe, Version $26.15, Build 27.1.26.15.0
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Okay, so with respect to each of the data files you retrieved from the recycle bin - the 13 months of input is missing. Is there any chance that you had auto backups setup? To check Go to: "Edit" > "Preferences" > "Backup" and look at the right window - Is "Automatic Bankups" Checked?
Even if it isn't - click on "Open Backup Directory" and see if there is a recent file located there.Quicken Home, Business & Rental Property - Windows 10-Home Version
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Automatic backups is checked.0
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Then you should click on "Open Backup Directory" and see if there is a recent file located there. You'll need to restore the most recently dated file.
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fatherdon41 said:and always reconciled after each month. On my old system (both Windows 10), the data was saved to my hard driveall the . I sent old QDATA files to my recycle bin. Now I cannot pull up my data. I did not clear my recycle bin, so I restored all the files to my desktop. Still I cannot pull up the data I inputted covering the last 13 months. I thought info would be saved until you dump (clear) the recycle bin.I'm so confused... trying to figure things out -What do you mean - Old System ?What or why did you send/delete old QDATA files to the Recycle Bin ?
Do you mean your actual Quicken QDF data file that contains ALL your data ?
OR do you mean some of the QDF-BACKUP files ...... BIG difference -
A Recycle Bin restore puts the files back to the exact location they came from -
was that your Desktop originally - vs the usual /Quicken/ folder ?
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If you need help restoring from a backup - here's what you need to do:
FIRST - make a manual backup of your current file and save to your desktop - just in case something goes wrong!- Choose File menu > Backup and Restore > Restore from Backup file
- Click on Restore from automatic backups, and "Open Backup Directory" and then select one of the backup files listed - I would suggest that you pick the most recent one.
- To replace the current file with the backup, select Overwrite
the open file with the restored file and click Restore
Backup.
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Lastly - just to get the file names correct....
which file names are you seeing - the .QDF or the .QDF-backup ?
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I opened the backup directory - there were for files listed. I tried opening all 4 and they showed data up to 2010, not 2019 or 2020.0
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From what you told me, it appears that you did not save your work, or perhaps mistakenly overwrote / deleted the file with "13 months" of recent Q transactions. I would make sure that you search your entire drive for the file, before starting over.
Let me know if you have any followups.
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I just looked at the back up files and Quicken QDF data that just was updated from the back up. It shows my full history. How do I copy this file over to my c drive, as it is evidently on one of my back up drives is the system (I had a system crash last year, and I had to have the crashed hard drive info put on a new hard drive (it is now listed as drive I.0
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You should be able to either Move or Copy it using windows. Just make sure that you close out Quicken before you copy it and when you restart Quicken - Select "File" > "Open Quicken File" > and point it to the file you just moved.
Just to check - when you say "full history" are you saying the it has the "13 months" of new input?
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I want to thank both of you (FrankX and ps56k) for your great assistance. You were able to decipher what I was trying to say, and you were able to bring my info back to me. Thank you very much. Have a super week and stay safe.2
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Happy to help. And same to you!
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Yes, from 1998 thru this month.0
