The main purpose of backing up your Quicken data is preserving your financial information such as reports, accounts, passwords and attachments. This procedure is used to keep your records safe in case of your workstation failure or transfer your data from one system to another. If you want to sort out any Quicken data issues, contact Quicken Phone Number for expert guidance.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that the Quicken backup file has an extension.QDF-Backup or quicken.backup in Mac while Quicken data file has the extension.QDF. Find out how to troubleshoot the issue below:
· When you restore and click on a backup file only to find the file is empty, chances are you could have opened the wrong file.
· If you want to transfer a backup file from Quicken for Mac to Quicken for Windows or vice-versa, please try restoring the backup file in the original program and converting it into a new one.
· As you restore a data file, a dialog box may ask you for a data file password.
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Select the File > Backup and Restore > Restore from Backup File....
Select Restore from your backup, then click Browse.
Browse your computer or external media to find the backup file you want to restore. The Quicken backup file has the extension .QDF-Backup.
Select the file to restore and click Open then Restore Backup.
On the following prompt you will be given the option to overwrite the file you have open or to create a copy of the backup you're restoring.
If you Create a copy, you will need to select a location to save the copy to and you will also need to give the copy a unique file name. After naming the file and selecting the location, click Save, then click Yes to open the restored file.
If you are restoring a file over the current file, click OK to overwrite the current file then click Yes to open the restored file.
What does it mean to overwrite a file?: Restoring a backup file replaces your current data with the data stored on the backup disk. Be aware that you'll lose any changes you made since the backup was created. If you want to preserve the current file, you must rename the current file or the file you are restoring. We recommend to avoid overwriting files.
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