Backing Up
Your Quicken File
Backing up your data is one of the most important things you can
do. It takes a little more thought than just clicking YES and
accepting the default location.
Choosing a Backup Location
Taking the time to choose a proper location for backing up your data
is an important task. If you are saving your backup on the same disk
that you keep your main Quicken file on you risk complete loss. The
reason being if you suffer a hard drive crash you will lose
everything. Keeping it on the same computer, different hard drive is
also risky in the event of a fire or theft of the computer. Burning
to a CD or other removable media is a better choice but is still
susceptible to fire, theft or damage.
The best method I have found is to use an online provider of free
data storage. Presently SkyDrive is available through Windows Live
Services. A large amount of online storage is available at no cost
if you have a Windows Live logon. You can create a file folder in
this space and lock it so only you have access to the contents.
Simply save your file to the desktop then open your Windows Live
SkyDrive. Drag and drop your file into the appropriate section. With
this method you can access your SkyDrive to get your backup,
regardless of the circumstances that caused you to require it.
Backup Schedule
How often does one need to make a backup? I always recommend a
period of time that you wouldn’t mind re-entering information from.
This means if you had one or two transactions you may not need to
perform a backup. After entering several you may not want to redo so
this would be a good time to backup. Quicken automatically
recommends a backup after opening the software a few times.
Backing Up Your Data
To create a backup open the FILE menu at the top of the screen. Now
click on BACKUP. A dialog box will open asking you to specify a
location. Choose a good location that you can remember. Enter a file
name and tick the box asking ADD THE DATE TO THE FILE NAME. You can
also browse to a different folder. Simply click OK and you have
created your backup. Quicken will remember the location for the next
time you perform a Backup
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Additional Article Information
This Article was written by
Christopher Skjonsby
This article was posted
October 25th 2008.
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