Restore Problems Quicken 2000

Posted by Mindy on April 17, 2008, 5:34 pm

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WinXP 2 Media Center...Quicken 2000

I just reformatted my computer....backed up the Quicken files to a zip
drive, second HD and even copied the whole Quicken file off C/Programs
before zeroing the drive....now when I reinstalled the software and use the
backed up files I get everything back up to 2006....from there to last weeks
date is not shown or to be found....I am at wits end and my other is about
to shot me for losing our financial info.....I let her do the backing up but
what does that matter....in worst case scenario, can I somehow use the copy
of the Quicken fold I backed up...any help would be really appreciated..

Posted by danbrown on April 17, 2008, 6:08 pm

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Since all of the transaction data stored in Quicken is in a single
file, frequently named QDATA.QDF, AND since you're missing recent
data ... the implication is that after you re-installed Q you either
restored from an OLD data file, or you in some other manner opened an
OLD data file.

Try restoring (NOT opening) from the zip drive. Try restoring from
the second HD, etc.

Keep looking, in the various places where you put the info, for files
with a QDF extension ... all indications are that you've just got the
wrong one.

db

Posted by Andrew on April 18, 2008, 6:01 am

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danbrown wrote:

> Since all of the transaction data stored in Quicken is in a single

> file, frequently named QDATA.QDF, AND since you're missing recent

> data ... the implication is that after you re-installed Q you either

> restored from an OLD data file, or you in some other manner opened an

> OLD data file.

> Try restoring (NOT opening) from the zip drive. Try restoring from

> the second HD, etc.

> Keep looking, in the various places where you put the info, for files

> with a QDF extension ... all indications are that you've just got the

> wrong one.

> db

Dan - I think that the OP needs to restore the complete fileset taken at the
time of the backup, not just the .QDF file. Admittedly, some of the others
in the same fileset (like the .qph's) might not be needed, but perhaps .idx
is an important file (the index file). Depending on how they program Q, the
index file might be critical and can't be rebuilt.

My point is that when the OP finds his latest .qdf file, he should consider
copying over the entire fileset at the time he took his backups.

Just a thought.

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Regards -

- Andrew

Posted by John Pollard on April 18, 2008, 8:17 am

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Andrew wrote:

> danbrown wrote:

>> Since all of the transaction data stored in Quicken is in a

>> single

>> file, frequently named QDATA.QDF, AND since you're missing

>> recent

>> data ... the implication is that after you re-installed Q you

>> either

>> restored from an OLD data file, or you in some other manner

>> opened an

>> OLD data file.

>> Try restoring (NOT opening) from the zip drive. Try

>> restoring from

>> the second HD, etc.

>> Keep looking, in the various places where you put the info,

>> for files

>> with a QDF extension ... all indications are that you've just

>> got the

>> wrong one.

>> db

> Dan - I think that the OP needs to restore the complete

> fileset taken

> at the time of the backup, not just the .QDF file.

> Admittedly, some

> of the others in the same fileset (like the .qph's) might not

> be

> needed,

The QPH file is the price history file; if one has prices older
than 5 years, or prices for securities not downloadable via
Quicken quote downloads, then the price history can be fairly
important.

> but perhaps .idx is an important file (the index file).

> Depending on how they program Q, the index file might be

> critical and

> can't be rebuilt.

The index file is totally unnecessary; if not present, Quicken
rebuilds it.

> My point is that when the OP finds his latest .qdf file, he

> should

> consider copying over the entire fileset at the time he took

> his

> backups.

Basically, I agree.

But the QDF file contains the most important, and hardest to
reconstruct, data. If you were only going to have one file out
of the fileset, the QDF file is the one to have.

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Posted by John Pollard on April 18, 2008, 8:18 am

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John Pollard wrote:

> The QPH file is the price history file; if one has prices

> older

> than 5 years, or prices for securities not downloadable via

> Quicken quote downloads, then the price history can be fairly

> important.

I meant to add that there is no QPH file for Q2000 (so the op
shouldn't be worried at not finding one); that came along later
... either Q2001 or Q2002.

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