Backup File Name and Data File Re-naming

DL36
DL36 Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
in File Conversion and Backup (Windows)

My Quicken data file name somehow became appended with the release number that was current when I did a restore from backup.

I understand that I can change the name back to original by doing so manually in Windows explorer/file manager.

However there are files xxxxxSyncLog.DAT and xxxxxOFXLOG.DAT with the same name as the data file. Can I or must I change these back to the original name -- meaning delete the release number from them?

Also can i or must I change backup files back to the original name? Will these backups still restore the data file if I need to do so at some point after such a file name change?

WindowsQuicken Busn & Pers R65.17

Thanks for any help

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  • DL36
    DL36 Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Yes it appears this is what occurred.

    Backup files created were named:
    OriginalFileName-ReleaseNumber-Date.QDF-backup

    Whereas the restored data file was named:
    OriginalFileName-ReleaseNumber.QDF

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  • q_lurker
    q_lurker Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Chris_QPW My understanding (correct me if I’m wrong) is that the restore process attempts to restore without the date-time appendage and if it then detects a possible overwrite, it asks for user input.

    So if the backup name is file-release-date-time, it will restore as file-release, or as file-release-date-time. It would never restore to simply file.QDF, which I think was the OP’s direction.

  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
    https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20525162#Comment_20525162

    Yes, you are correct, it seems that they remove the date, but if the release version is in the name that doesn't get removed. This is how @DL36 got the release number in the current data file name.

    Given a backup name like this:

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    If you open it you get:

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    Note it is possible to change the data file name, but this is the default name.

    Now doing this with:

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  • DL36
    DL36 Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Yes it appears this is what occurred.

    Backup files created were named:
    OriginalFileName-ReleaseNumber-Date.QDF-backup

    Whereas the restored data file was named:
    OriginalFileName-ReleaseNumber.QDF

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