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How do I move Quicken to a new computer? Martin Skaggs 11-03-2007
Posted by Martin Skaggs on November 5, 2007, 8:54 pm
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 Its seems to be working fine now after I copied the other backup files you
mentioned to my new computer.

Thanks for your help


Martin

>
>> I used the "Restore Backup File" then chose the most recent data file
>> (QDF) file that I created using the Backup command on my old desktop
>> version of Quicken. When I searched for the folder during Restore
>> Backup the QDF file was the only file that could be chosen. Should I
>> try a different way of backing up/restoring?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>> On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 22:39:05 -0400, "Martin Skaggs"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm trying to move Quicken 2007 to a new desktop. I installed the
>>>>program without any problems then imported my saved data file from my
>>>>old computer.
>>>>I can see all of my previous reconciled transactions but my Online
>>>>Accounts
>>>>are missing transactions I've hadn't accepted yet as well as the
>>>>history of
>>>>my paid online transactions with my checking account. When I try to
>>>>update
>>>>my
>>>>Online Accounts, Quicken acts like I'm doing this for the very first
>>>>time, asking for PIN's etc.
>>>>
>>>>How do I transfer the old settings to my new computer? I thought
>>>>these would get transfered when I restored the backup file.
>>>
>>> Did you import a saved data file, or restore from a backup file?
>>>
>>> It's an important distinction.
>>
>>
> When you moved the files from one to the other compter, did you move all
> the quicken files that are named whatever.qdf, such as whatever.qel,
> whatever.idx, whatever.qph (with whatever being the name you assigned)?
>
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
> email address is invalid


Posted by Laura on November 4, 2007, 2:57 pm
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> I'm trying to move Quicken 2007 to a new desktop. I installed the program
> without any problems then imported my saved data file from my old
> computer.
> I can see all of my previous reconciled transactions but my Online
> Accounts
> are missing transactions I've hadn't accepted yet as well as the history
> of
> my paid online transactions with my checking account. When I try to
> update my
> Online Accounts, Quicken acts like I'm doing this for the very first time,
> asking for PIN's etc.
>
> How do I transfer the old settings to my new computer? I thought these
> would get transfered when I restored the backup file.
>
> Thanks

I recently moved my Q to a new computer. I did one last update on the old
computer. Accepted/categorized all transactions, etc. Then I copied the
entire Quicken data folder (mine was located in My Documents) to the new
computer. I even copied the BACKUP folder too. Once Quicken was installed on
the new computer I used the File>>Open function and navigated to the Qdf
file that I wished to open. My passwords were saved, etc but I don't recall
if program settings transfered to the new computer or not.


Posted by Han on November 4, 2007, 3:27 pm
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> I recently moved my Q to a new computer. I did one last update on the
> old computer. Accepted/categorized all transactions, etc. Then I
> copied the entire Quicken data folder (mine was located in My
> Documents) to the new computer. I even copied the BACKUP folder too.
> Once Quicken was installed on the new computer I used the File>>Open
> function and navigated to the Qdf file that I wished to open. My
> passwords were saved, etc but I don't recall if program settings
> transfered to the new computer or not.
>

Doing a "transfer" to a new computer so work like that. Actually, I
installed Q2008 on my new computer, then copied the data folder from the
old one running 2006, and Q2008 converted from Q2006 to Q2008. Once I was
satisfied that all worked on the new machine I also installed Q2008 on the
old machine, and now can go back and forth between machines by copying the
whole data set of files. I make sure there are backups in case of hickups.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

Posted by Laura on November 4, 2007, 3:45 pm
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>
>> I recently moved my Q to a new computer. I did one last update on the
>> old computer. Accepted/categorized all transactions, etc. Then I
>> copied the entire Quicken data folder (mine was located in My
>> Documents) to the new computer. I even copied the BACKUP folder too.
>> Once Quicken was installed on the new computer I used the File>>Open
>> function and navigated to the Qdf file that I wished to open. My
>> passwords were saved, etc but I don't recall if program settings
>> transfered to the new computer or not.
>>
>
> Doing a "transfer" to a new computer so work like that. Actually, I
> installed Q2008 on my new computer, then copied the data folder from the
> old one running 2006, and Q2008 converted from Q2006 to Q2008. Once I was
> satisfied that all worked on the new machine I also installed Q2008 on the
> old machine, and now can go back and forth between machines by copying the
> whole data set of files. I make sure there are backups in case of
> hickups.

Thanks for the reminder. I still need to install 2008 on my old computer.


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