Back up Quicken files to DVD

Posted by Ross Moody on September 14, 2007, 7:53 pm

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Anyone know how to back up quicken data files to either DVD+RW or DVD-RW in
2005 version? It works using a CD-RW and checking the box (Use Windows CD
Writing Wizard). However I want to start using a data DVD. My on board
disk burning software that came with computer is Sonic RECORD NOW ver7.21.
It is not user friendly to say the least. If fumble around using Sonic can I
burn a QDATA file from my HD but Which is the latest? etc The help page 25
of the 2005 User Guide that I DL seems to be inaccurate.
Thanks, Ross

Posted by MrTom on September 19, 2007, 8:26 pm

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Ross,

Although I have Quicken 2001 Deluxe I would guess that the procedure I
use to backup to DVD would work with 2005. I just close Quicken and
then copy to a DVD the entire folder in which my Quicken data resides.

Tom

Ross Moody wrote:

> Anyone know how to back up quicken data files to either DVD+RW or DVD-RW in

> 2005 version? It works using a CD-RW and checking the box (Use Windows CD

> Writing Wizard). However I want to start using a data DVD. My on board

> disk burning software that came with computer is Sonic RECORD NOW ver7.21.

> It is not user friendly to say the least. If fumble around using Sonic can I

> burn a QDATA file from my HD but Which is the latest? etc The help page 25

> of the 2005 User Guide that I DL seems to be inaccurate.

> Thanks, Ross

Posted by Ross Moody on September 20, 2007, 7:09 pm

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> Ross,

> Although I have Quicken 2001 Deluxe I would guess that the procedure I use

> to backup to DVD would work with 2005. I just close Quicken and then copy

> to a DVD the entire folder in which my Quicken data resides.

> Tom

> Ross Moody wrote:

>> Anyone know how to back up quicken data files to either DVD+RW or DVD-RW

>> in 2005 version? It works using a CD-RW and checking the box (Use

>> Windows CD Writing Wizard). However I want to start using a data DVD.

>> My on board disk burning software that came with computer is Sonic RECORD

>> NOW ver7.21. It is not user friendly to say the least. If fumble around

>> using Sonic can I burn a QDATA file from my HD but Which is the latest?

>> etc The help page 25 of the 2005 User Guide that I DL seems to be

>> inaccurate.

>> Thanks, Ross

Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a go. I guess you just pick the most
recent back-up date and use it to restore from say your laptop to desktop or
vice versa?
Ross

Posted by sharx35 on September 20, 2007, 11:50 pm

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>> Ross,

>> Although I have Quicken 2001 Deluxe I would guess that the procedure I use to

backup to DVD would work

>> with 2005. I just close Quicken and then copy to a DVD the entire folder in

which my Quicken data

>> resides.

>> Tom

>> Ross Moody wrote:

>>> Anyone know how to back up quicken data files to either DVD+RW or DVD-RW in

2005 version? It works

>>> using a CD-RW and checking the box (Use Windows CD Writing Wizard). However

I want to start using a

>>> data DVD. My on board disk burning software that came with computer is Sonic

RECORD NOW ver7.21. It

>>> is not user friendly to say the least. If fumble around using Sonic can I

burn a QDATA file from my

>>> HD but Which is the latest? etc The help page 25 of the 2005 User Guide that

I DL seems to be

>>> inaccurate.

>>> Thanks, Ross

> Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a go. I guess you just pick the most

recent back-up date and use

> it to restore from say your laptop to desktop or vice versa?

> Ross

There is NO need to use anything other than a CD for Quicken backups. At over
700 megs per CD NO ONE
needs DVD capacity. CDs are also cheaper and less complicated to burn than DVD's.

Posted by Oilcan on September 21, 2007, 9:53 am

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My Quicken folder is at 682 MB so I guess I am no one. BTW I use the
Attachment functionality quite extensively and they are included in my
backup.

>>> Ross,

>>>

>>> Although I have Quicken 2001 Deluxe I would guess that the procedure I

>>> use to backup to DVD would work with 2005. I just close Quicken and

>>> then copy to a DVD the entire folder in which my Quicken data resides.

>>>

>>> Tom

>>>

>>> Ross Moody wrote:

>>>> Anyone know how to back up quicken data files to either DVD+RW or

>>>> DVD-RW in 2005 version? It works using a CD-RW and checking the box

>>>> (Use Windows CD Writing Wizard). However I want to start using a data

>>>> DVD. My on board disk burning software that came with computer is Sonic

>>>> RECORD NOW ver7.21. It is not user friendly to say the least. If fumble

>>>> around using Sonic can I burn a QDATA file from my HD but Which is the

>>>> latest? etc The help page 25 of the 2005 User Guide that I DL seems to

>>>> be inaccurate.

>>>> Thanks, Ross

>> Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a go. I guess you just pick the most

>> recent back-up date and use it to restore from say your laptop to desktop

>> or vice versa?

>> Ross

> There is NO need to use anything other than a CD for Quicken backups. At

> over 700 megs per CD NO ONE needs DVD capacity. CDs are also cheaper and

> less complicated to burn than DVD's.