Learn how to find your Quicken data files and how to use other file options like copy, back up, import and export data in Quicken.
Screen shot by Shelley ElmbladNeed to locate your Quicken data files? This short tutorial explains Quicken data files and how to find them on your computer.
Screen Shot by Shelley ElmbladYou never know when hard drive failure will strike, so backing up your personal finance data in Quicken is important. You will want to back up Quicken data files when you install a new version of the software, or migrate to another financial software that will use Quicken data.
Learn how to protect your financial data from catastrophes like hard drive failures by backing up Quicken data. Should you need to use your back up, a tutorial is included that explains how to restore the data.
The Quicken Archive command makes a copy of transactions prior to and including a date you specify. Your Quicken transactions remain unchanged – archiving in Quicken does not split the archived transactions off from the original data file.
Some people want to
start fresh every year with a new data file. You can do that with Quicken's New Year File command. Using the New Year File, Quicken makes a backup of your current data file, then
removes all data before a particular date from your current file.
Just need to make a copy of your Quicken data? This tutorial tells you how to copy Quicken data files.
