OFFSITE DATA BACKUP - Backup Instructions for Quicken.

Backing up your Quicken Database

This general Quicken backup procedure applies to Quicken 2005 and 2006. Other versions may vary. If this backup procedure does not match your version of Quicken, please call Multi-Link at 303.831.1977.

1. Choose File menu > Backup.

2. In the Back up your current file or specify another file below field, make sure the file you want to back up is selected (the current file is selected by default). Click Browse if you need to search for the file you want. If you need help determining where a data file is, Quicken can help you find a file.

3. Select the Add date to file name check box to add today's date at the end of the file name. (Optional Quicken uses the date format YYYY/MM/DD. So Quicken displays a file named QDATA saved on February 18, 2006 as QDATA20060218.

4. In the Where do you want to save your backup file area, select On my computer.

5. In the Select the disk drive and path to the backup folder field, identify the drive that contains the backup disk.

6. Click OK to start the backup.

7. If the file is larger than the space available on the backup disk, Quicken displays a warning message. Select the backup option you want, replace the backup disk with another disk, and click OK. Storing other files on disks you use to back up your Quicken data can take up a lot of room. You might be able to avoid using more disks than necessary for your Quicken backups by storing only Quicken data on the backup disks.

8. If you are backing up to a location that contains a file with the same name, the following message will appear: There is a file with the same file name in the backup directory or disk. Do you want to overwrite it? If you choose OK, the existing backup file will be overwritten and will no longer exist. If you choose Cancel, you will see the message: file NOT backed up, and the backup will be canceled and the existing backup file will not be affected.

9.Click OK when Quicken tells you that the backup is complete.

10 . Be sure your Multi-Link offsite backup has the file or folder/directory selected for backup.


If this seems too confusing, please call Patty Cray at Multi-Link-303.831.1977 for assistance.

For more detailed information on backing up Quicken, please visit here.

If you have ANY questions or concerns, or just need some help, please call Multi-Link at 303.831.1977, and ask for Patty Cray. You can also e-mail Patty here.