Restoring backup requires re-authorization of many banks

DoctorBrown
DoctorBrown Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭
edited 12:28PM in Download, Add/Update Accounts (Windows)

I recently had a need to restore an automatic backup of my main data file. After the restore, all but one of my FIs displayed this symbol next to the account name:

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I was required to re-authorized the accounts. Is this the way it is now when restoring a backup? Am I doing something wrong?

P.S. I may have posted this in the wrong forum.

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  • BK
    BK Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭

    @DoctorBrown , What you are experiencing is not unusual. In fact one of Quicken's support articles mentions that when restoring from a backup you may have to reauthorize some accounts. I don't remember which support article and if I find it I will add the link.

    This typically impacts the EWC/+ connections and it is random. DC connections remain uninterrupted.

    I recall that a few years ago using a backup was pretty straight forward and I'd do it frequently. That is no longer the case as you experienced.

    - Q Win Deluxe user since 2010, US Subscription
    - I don't use Cloud Sync, Mobile & Web, Bill Pay

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