Re: Running Quicken on two computers

Posted by Steve on July 1, 2006, 2:26 pm

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Hey Jay,

I have been using my Quicken data file over my wireless network for a
couple of years now with few problems. My data file is on a desktop
machine, and I sometimes access it with a laptop.

Had to supervalidate once. Restored a backup once. Don't remember the
exact scenarios, tho' -- sorry. But that's also happened a few times
in the 10 or more years that I've been using Quicken without accessing
the data file over a network, so can't really say the network access
was the reason.

As far as locking the data file is concerned, I have found (by
accident) that if the file is open on one computer it cannot be opened
on another.

By the way, it's a pretty huge data file -- 35 mb, but that doesn't
seem to matter.

I back up frequently. ;-)

Steve
Jay M Apple wrote:

> Will a home network work? ... a home wireless network, at that??

> Laptop uses file from desktop drive - making sure no one is one the desktop

> using that set of files???

> Did I read in this NG some eons ago that Q is averse to networks?

> Maybe just because it does not lock files for use by single user at a time??

> Jay - VERY interested in this tread because we just set up a home wireless

> network.

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Hey Jay,

I have been using my Quicken data file over my wireless network for a
couple of years now with few problems. My data file is on a desktop
machine, and I sometimes access it with a laptop.

Had to supervalidate once. Restored a backup once. Don't remember the
exact scenarios, tho' -- sorry. But that's also happened a few times
in the 10 or more years that I've been using Quicken without accessing
the data file over a network, so can't really say the network access
was the reason.

As far as locking the data file is concerned, I have found (by
accident) that if the file is open on one computer it cannot be opened
on another.

By the way, it's a pretty huge data file -- 35 mb, but that doesn't
seem to matter.

I back up frequently. ;-)

Steve
Jay M Apple wrote:

> Will a home network work? ... a home wireless network, at that??

> Laptop uses file from desktop drive - making sure no one is one the desktop

> using that set of files???

> Did I read in this NG some eons ago that Q is averse to networks?

> Maybe just because it does not lock files for use by single user at a time??

> Jay - VERY interested in this tread because we just set up a home wireless

> network.

> >

> > I tried using Quicken on two computers once and it really takes some

> careful

> > thought each time you open Quicken to make sure you don't screw it up.

> > For me, it was just a case of two computers in the same house (I did it

> this

> > way because at the time only one had Internet access), and as simple as

> that

> > may seem, it got pretty hairy.

> > It's been about three years since I tried this, so I may be forgetting

> > things. But the main thing to remember is that Quicken will always store

> > what it considers the working file on the hard drive of both computers.

> > So, EVERY time you use quicken you will have to go through the process

> John

> > describes below.

> >>>>>> SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Posted by Jay M Apple on July 1, 2006, 3:10 pm

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Thanks, Steve. Will give it a try as soon as I get through some items in my
sempiternal list of things to do. Hope I can match your experience.

Jay

> Hey Jay,

> I have been using my Quicken data file over my wireless network for a

> couple of years now with few problems. My data file is on a desktop

> machine, and I sometimes access it with a laptop.

> Had to supervalidate once. Restored a backup once. Don't remember the

> exact scenarios, tho' -- sorry. But that's also happened a few times

> in the 10 or more years that I've been using Quicken without accessing

> the data file over a network, so can't really say the network access

> was the reason.

> As far as locking the data file is concerned, I have found (by

> accident) that if the file is open on one computer it cannot be opened

> on another.

> By the way, it's a pretty huge data file -- 35 mb, but that doesn't

> seem to matter.

> I back up frequently. ;-)

> Steve

Posted by donhdoyle@yahoo.com on July 2, 2006, 12:33 pm

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I will do this for my long summer trip, and will read your helpful
instructions as I do, but I take your warning that this is not
something you want to try to maintain for every day use of Quicken.

Many thanks
Don