Backups on Flashdrive

Linda
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edited October 20 in File Conversion and Backup (Windows)

I've been doing backups to a folder on my computer and then saving them to a flash drive. Needless to say I have a lot of files. Can I delete the older ones from the folder and the flash drive or is there a reason I might need to save them?

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  • Quicken Anja
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    Hello @Linda,

    Thanks for reaching out!

    Whether to keep older backups is really a personal choice. By default, Quicken only keeps the last five backups, but if you’ve been saving more than that, it’s up to you how many you want to retain. Deleting older files from both your computer and flash drive won’t affect your current Quicken data, as long as you still have at least some recent backups in case you ever need to restore.

    Thank you!

    -Quicken Anja
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  • Quicken Anja
    Quicken Anja Moderator mod
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    Hello @Linda,

    Thanks for reaching out!

    Whether to keep older backups is really a personal choice. By default, Quicken only keeps the last five backups, but if you’ve been saving more than that, it’s up to you how many you want to retain. Deleting older files from both your computer and flash drive won’t affect your current Quicken data, as long as you still have at least some recent backups in case you ever need to restore.

    Thank you!

    -Quicken Anja
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  • q_lurker
    q_lurker Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree - personal choice.

    I make a backup almost every time I close Quicken. Some keep backups within the last month, month end and year end backups. Find a strategy that works for you.

  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    Like many other things in this life, it's a "Cost vs Benefit" decision.

    The cost is disk/drive space. Just how many backups CAN you keep before that Flashdrive get full?

    The Benefit is that if the most current (or several recent) backups are corrupt (because the corruption was there for a while before it became severe) you can go back a bit further until you find one that works. It's not at all uncommon for new Q features to stumble over data errors that weren't previously an issue.

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

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