Cannot restore backup files

Posted by Don on December 5, 2006, 1:11 pm

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I have always been able to restore my backup files successfully, but
had a bad crash and lost my
Roxio Direct CD. Now I have tried using the Windows Print Wizard and
can get my backup files printed on to a CD just fine. But when I try
to restore, i get the message "one or more files are missing:.
I also went to files run, and could not open the .QDF file. My discs
are new. I"m using Quicken 2005 Deluxe. Do I need to format them
somehow, as I did with Roxio? I don't want to reinstall the Roxio
program because I had so much trouble with it before, getting it
updated to work right. I would
appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you.
Don

Posted by Capt. Tuttle on December 5, 2006, 2:18 pm

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Don wrote:

> I have always been able to restore my backup files successfully, but

> had a bad crash and lost my

> Roxio Direct CD. Now I have tried using the Windows Print Wizard and

> can get my backup files printed on to a CD just fine. But when I try

> to restore, i get the message "one or more files are missing:.

> I also went to files run, and could not open the .QDF file. My discs

> are new. I"m using Quicken 2005 Deluxe. Do I need to format them

> somehow, as I did with Roxio? I don't want to reinstall the Roxio

> program because I had so much trouble with it before, getting it

> updated to work right. I would

> appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you.

> Don

Try putting the QDF file on your hard drive and restore for there. That
might work.
I would also suggest you drop Roxio. I changed to Nero and am very happy
with it. I backup to CD once a week, and have had zero problems.

Posted by Martin Kovacs on December 5, 2006, 3:39 pm

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Don wrote:

> I have always been able to restore my backup files successfully, but

> had a bad crash and lost my

> Roxio Direct CD. Now I have tried using the Windows Print Wizard and

> can get my backup files printed on to a CD just fine. But when I try

> to restore, i get the message "one or more files are missing:.

> I also went to files run, and could not open the .QDF file. My discs

> are new. I"m using Quicken 2005 Deluxe. Do I need to format them

> somehow, as I did with Roxio? I don't want to reinstall the Roxio

> program because I had so much trouble with it before, getting it

> updated to work right. I would

> appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you.

> Don

Have you tried to use the Windows CD writing wizard?
It is an option as to where you want to backup to?

Marty

Posted by Thomas Tootle on December 12, 2006, 8:15 pm

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Don wrote:

> I have always been able to restore my backup files successfully, but

> had a bad crash and lost my

> Roxio Direct CD. Now I have tried using the Windows Print Wizard and

> can get my backup files printed on to a CD just fine. But when I try

> to restore, i get the message "one or more files are missing:.

> I also went to files run, and could not open the .QDF file. My discs

> are new. I"m using Quicken 2005 Deluxe. Do I need to format them

> somehow, as I did with Roxio? I don't want to reinstall the Roxio

> program because I had so much trouble with it before, getting it

> updated to work right. I would

> appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you.

> Don

Hi Don,
I have both my business and my personal finances on two accounts with
Quicken 2007 just upgraded from 2004. I've used Roxio for years without
any problems. Maybe I'm lucky. However, I now backup to external USB
drives (and a Linux file server!). I'm very paranoid about losing all my
data that I've used since 1991 on various versions of Quicken. USB thumb
drives, hard drives or zip drives all work well and I recommend them
all. Make sure you take any disks away from the computer they are
backing up so fire doesn't consume them all. I assembled an aluminum
Hotdrive 2.5 case with a Toshiba 40 Gb notebook hard drive and carry it
back and forth to work. Or get a Corsair thumbdrive in whatever size you
need. A hundred bucks to www.newegg.com for either will set you up. Good
luck.
T