How do I restore a deleted account?

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HilaryJ
HilaryJ Member
Grrrrr! I had two accounts started. One I'd just spent days adding information to, the other was my first attempt. I mistakenly deleted the good one. Is there any way to retrieve it and all that information?

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  • Jim_Harman
    Jim_Harman SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hopefully you have a recent backup that you can restore.

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  • UKR
    UKR SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2023 Answer ✓
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    Restore your Quicken data file from a Manual or Automatic Backup taken prior to the problem first occurring, if necessary going back to older backups until you find a file that does not exhibit these symptoms.

    Windows: https://www.quicken.com/support/how-backup-or-restore-your-quicken-data

    Mac: https://www.quicken.com/support/mac/how-backup-or-restore-your-quicken-data

  • jacobs
    jacobs SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta
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    In addition to the backup files Quicken generates, if you use your Mac's Time Machine to continually back up your Mac, you should be able to retrieve a copy of your Quicken data file from prior to your inadvertent deletion of the account. Time Machine backups give you hour-by-hour backups for the past week, so you should be able to zero in to just before the problem.

    Quicken Mac Subscription • Quicken user since 1993

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  • Jim_Harman
    Jim_Harman SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓
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    Hopefully you have a recent backup that you can restore.

    QWin Premier subscription
  • UKR
    UKR SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2023 Answer ✓
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    Restore your Quicken data file from a Manual or Automatic Backup taken prior to the problem first occurring, if necessary going back to older backups until you find a file that does not exhibit these symptoms.

    Windows: https://www.quicken.com/support/how-backup-or-restore-your-quicken-data

    Mac: https://www.quicken.com/support/mac/how-backup-or-restore-your-quicken-data

  • jacobs
    jacobs SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta
    Answer ✓
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    In addition to the backup files Quicken generates, if you use your Mac's Time Machine to continually back up your Mac, you should be able to retrieve a copy of your Quicken data file from prior to your inadvertent deletion of the account. Time Machine backups give you hour-by-hour backups for the past week, so you should be able to zero in to just before the problem.

    Quicken Mac Subscription • Quicken user since 1993
  • Crangrammy
    Crangrammy Member
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    I'm glad I'm not the only one who has done this. I could have sworn I deleted the right one, but noooooooo.
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