How do I restore my current data after opening a backup? (Q Mac 2007)
510Levi
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I use Quicken 2007 on a Mac Pro running Mojave iOS. I needed to open an old backup from an earlier version of Quicken to locate some transactions I could no longer see. Now I want to close that out and get back to my current data. How do I that? I was able to find a .qdfm file but the modification date was 5 months ago. Did I just lose years of data by opening the backup? I was merely opening, not importing, so I thought I was safe.
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John_in_NC
SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta
I am glad you found it!
You can quit Quicken, and rename that file/add extension like you would any other file in the Finder. (Control click on the file, and choose Rename.) I suggest you relocate it to your Documents folder.
If you have several older files that aren't relevant, you might wish to trash them as they might be causing you confusion.
Do note that the clock is ticking for 2007. Support has ended, and modern operating systems won't run the program in any shape or form. You really need to consider upgrading before it is too late.5
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2007 is a rather old school program, so it doesn't have any "Open Recent" File menu option. Being that we don't know where your last file accessed was stored, you will have to find that yourself. It sound like it might be a case of trial and error opening files until you figure out what the correct file is. (We really have no way of knowing.)
By default, files are stored in your Documents folder, but you could have changed this location. But, that is where I would start.
One trick you might try is if you know the date (or a narrow range around the date) when you last used the file you could use spotlight to look for files modified and/or opened on that date.
At any rate, I *can* tell you that QMac 2007 did not "span" across multiple files. All of your data would be in one qdfm file, and I can think of no scenario that would cause 5 months of data to disappear except that you opened an old backup.
As Dan pointed out, the file wouldn't get broken up, and I do agree it sounds like you are looking at backup files.
One thing to note: don't look only for .qdfm files. This might not apply to you, but If you have used Quicken for a long time (as in brought your data forward from pre OS X versions of Quicken, you might not have the extension as the older versions didn't use them. So, your data file might be there and you are simply overlooking it. (Backup files would have the extension.)
Again, this might not be the case, but I wanted to point that out.
Any suggestions on renaming and moving it? Thanks in advance!
You can quit Quicken, and rename that file/add extension like you would any other file in the Finder. (Control click on the file, and choose Rename.) I suggest you relocate it to your Documents folder.
If you have several older files that aren't relevant, you might wish to trash them as they might be causing you confusion.
Do note that the clock is ticking for 2007. Support has ended, and modern operating systems won't run the program in any shape or form. You really need to consider upgrading before it is too late.