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John Callaway
Nov 17, 2012, 9:00:27 PM11/17/12
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How do I backup my file without the ext. backup?
JPC
JPC
Han
Nov 17, 2012, 9:03:54 PM11/17/12
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John Callaway <jca...@erols.com> wrote in
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> How do I backup my file without the ext. backup?
>
> JPC
Copy? The usefulness of the backup appellation is that Quicken will know
it is a backup, and can then ask whether you want to restore the file.
Very simple and useful, IMO.
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> How do I backup my file without the ext. backup?
>
> JPC
it is a backup, and can then ask whether you want to restore the file.
Very simple and useful, IMO.
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Andrew
Nov 18, 2012, 8:55:00 AM11/18/12
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John Callaway wrote:
> How do I backup my file without the ext. backup?
>
> JPC
>
Why would you want to?
> How do I backup my file without the ext. backup?
>
> JPC
>
(Just curious to see if there's something you're doing with filenames
without file types that I can learn from, or at least consider.)
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John Callaway
Nov 18, 2012, 12:15:28 PM11/18/12
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On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:55:00 -0500, Andrew <And...@invalid.com> wrote:
Up to recently, whenever I backed up thefile to my thumb drive it just
named thecurrent file. Now it adds the words -backup to the file.
Up to recently, whenever I backed up thefile to my thumb drive it just
named thecurrent file. Now it adds the words -backup to the file.
Han
Nov 18, 2012, 4:22:36 PM11/18/12
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John Callaway <jca...@erols.com> wrote in
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change that setting recently? Normally, the quicken file ends in .qdf,
while the backups end with .qdf-backup. That is as it should be.
Before you saw the -backup, did you see the qdf?
Andrew
Nov 19, 2012, 9:03:10 AM11/19/12
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don't understand why you would want it to backup without that extension
even if going to a thumb/flash drive? What difference does that make?
(As Han had previous said, with the extension in place, Q would know
what to do with the backup file should you need to use it.)
Again, not trying to be picky, just trying to understand what you are
doing, or better yet, what you THINK you are doing.)
John Callaway
Nov 20, 2012, 7:41:28 PM11/20/12
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On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:03:10 -0500, Andrew <And...@invalid.com> wrote:
The reason is that it saves multiple files with the -backup instead of
over writing the existing file and thus takes up more space on my
thumb drive which I have delete files after a while. It used to just
prompt me if I wanted to overwrite and I would say yes. Also they did
not have the backup in the file name.
JPC
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The reason is that it saves multiple files with the -backup instead of
over writing the existing file and thus takes up more space on my
thumb drive which I have delete files after a while. It used to just
prompt me if I wanted to overwrite and I would say yes. Also they did
not have the backup in the file name.
JPC
>
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John Pollard
Nov 20, 2012, 11:24:39 PM11/20/12
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"John Callaway" wrote in
The reason is that it saves multiple files with the -backup instead of
over writing the existing file and thus takes up more space on my
thumb drive which I have delete files after a while. It used to just
prompt me if I wanted to overwrite and I would say yes. Also they did
not have the backup in the file name.
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Q2010 RPM R10 asks me, if I want to overwrite my backups. But I don't have
Quicken add the date to the backup name ... that will prevent a lot of
overwriting.
And the reason for the new extension, is to prevent users from accidentally
"opening" backup files ... which can alter their contents ... which you
don't want to do.
The reason is that it saves multiple files with the -backup instead of
over writing the existing file and thus takes up more space on my
thumb drive which I have delete files after a while. It used to just
prompt me if I wanted to overwrite and I would say yes. Also they did
not have the backup in the file name.
Q2010 RPM R10 asks me, if I want to overwrite my backups. But I don't have
Quicken add the date to the backup name ... that will prevent a lot of
overwriting.
And the reason for the new extension, is to prevent users from accidentally
"opening" backup files ... which can alter their contents ... which you
don't want to do.
Andrew
Nov 21, 2012, 9:16:31 AM11/21/12
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date/time facility and back up Q daily to a separate hard drive. Since
I don't use the configuration you are using, and you seem to have a
handle on why you're doing that (at least it sounds good!), I
understand. Thanks for the education.
Sharx35
Nov 21, 2012, 5:42:02 PM11/21/12
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This is 2012! IT is no longer to do any manual backups now that
external hard drives are available with software that does the
backups whenever the machine is idle for 5 minutes. The auto
backups done by Quicken itself are adequate for historical
purposes.
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external hard drives are available with software that does the
backups whenever the machine is idle for 5 minutes. The auto
backups done by Quicken itself are adequate for historical
purposes.
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Sharx35
Nov 22, 2012, 5:42:56 AM11/22/12
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"Erik Vastmasd" <erik....@sd.invalid> wrote in message
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> I caught a glimpse of "Sharx35" <sha...@hotmail.com> on Wed, 21
> Nov
> 2012 15:42:02 -0700, writing in
> alt.comp.software.financial.quicken:
>
>>This is 2012!
>
> Yes indeed, November 22 2012.
>
>> IT is no longer to do any manual backups now that
>>external hard drives are available with software that does the
>>backups whenever the machine is idle for 5 minutes. The auto
>>backups done by Quicken itself are adequate for historical
>>purposes.
>
> Every time I use Reckon I create backups to 2 internal and 2
>> IT is no longer to do any manual backups now that
>>external hard drives are available with software that does the
>>backups whenever the machine is idle for 5 minutes. The auto
>>backups done by Quicken itself are adequate for historical
>>purposes.
>
> external
> drives. Takes only a few minutes and makes me feel comfortable.
> :-)
>
> If you were to think I'm probably an old fellow you would be
> right. ;-)
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> Erik
Erik, I've been on several pensions, some for years!
XS11E
Nov 22, 2012, 10:56:09 AM11/22/12
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Erik Vastmasd <erik....@sd.invalid> wrote:
> Every time I use Reckon I create backups to 2 internal and 2
> external drives. Takes only a few minutes and makes me feel
> comfortable. :-)
I don't recall anyone ever losing data because of too many backups. <G>
> Every time I use Reckon I create backups to 2 internal and 2
> external drives. Takes only a few minutes and makes me feel
> comfortable. :-)
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Sharx35
Nov 23, 2012, 3:07:13 AM11/23/12
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"Erik Vastmasd" <erik....@sd.invalid> wrote in message
> I caught a glimpse of "Sharx35" <sha...@hotmail.com> on Thu, 22
> Nov
> 2012 03:42:56 -0700, writing in
> alt.comp.software.financial.quicken:
>>Erik, I've been on several pensions, some for years!
>
> I'm only on the old age pension, perhaps point out where I'm
>
> missing out
> on additional pension funds to help me work towards Win 8. :-)
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> Erik
You a Canadian resident??
Andrew
Nov 23, 2012, 2:21:09 PM11/23/12
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Sharx35 wrote:
> "IT is no longer to do any manual backups..."
What??
I've been to Canada many times (honeymooned in Quebec in fact, lovely
province), and normally can understand the Canadian flavor of English,
but your sentence doesn't make sense to me :-)
If you meant to say something like 'it is no longer *necessary* (or
perhaps *needed* or '*desirable*?) to do ...", I can say that I do a
backup to an external drive manually after every session, and indeed my
Nero backup facility indeed does a backup every 2 hours to yet ANOTHER
drive. When it comes to my financial data, I can NEVER have too many
backups. Storage is cheap. My time if I had to recreate my data isn't.
No offense, but really, who are you to tell me it isn't
needed/necessary/desirable? You have no idea of my circumstances!
(As an aside, I just counted...174 copies (different) copies of my one
Quicken data file changed and/or backed up on different dates (I update
Quicken virtually daily) spread across three different media volumes.
Doesn't include the versions I keep in the Safe Deposit box in DVD
format once every few months as well.
> "IT is no longer to do any manual backups..."
What??
I've been to Canada many times (honeymooned in Quebec in fact, lovely
province), and normally can understand the Canadian flavor of English,
but your sentence doesn't make sense to me :-)
If you meant to say something like 'it is no longer *necessary* (or
perhaps *needed* or '*desirable*?) to do ...", I can say that I do a
backup to an external drive manually after every session, and indeed my
Nero backup facility indeed does a backup every 2 hours to yet ANOTHER
drive. When it comes to my financial data, I can NEVER have too many
backups. Storage is cheap. My time if I had to recreate my data isn't.
No offense, but really, who are you to tell me it isn't
needed/necessary/desirable? You have no idea of my circumstances!
(As an aside, I just counted...174 copies (different) copies of my one
Quicken data file changed and/or backed up on different dates (I update
Quicken virtually daily) spread across three different media volumes.
Doesn't include the versions I keep in the Safe Deposit box in DVD
format once every few months as well.
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Sharx35
Nov 23, 2012, 9:01:13 PM11/23/12
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"Erik Vastmasd" <erik....@sd.invalid> wrote in message
> I caught a glimpse of "Sharx35" <sha...@hotmail.com> on Fri, 23
> Nov
> 2012 01:07:13 -0700, writing in
> alt.comp.software.financial.quicken:
>
>>>>> If you were to think I'm probably an old fellow you would be
>>>>> right. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>Erik, I've been on several pensions, some for years!
>>>
>>> I'm only on the old age pension, perhaps point out where I'm
>>> missing out
>>> on additional pension funds to help me work towards Win 8. :-)
>>
>>You a Canadian resident??
>>>>> If you were to think I'm probably an old fellow you would be
>>>>> right. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>Erik, I've been on several pensions, some for years!
>>>
>>> I'm only on the old age pension, perhaps point out where I'm
>>> missing out
>>> on additional pension funds to help me work towards Win 8. :-)
>>
>
> I'm Australian.
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> Erik
Sorry, Erik, well I am somewhat of a semi-expert on Canadian
pension matters, I know diddly squat about Aussie pensions. Good
luck!
Sharx35
Nov 23, 2012, 9:06:13 PM11/23/12
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Somehow the words "absolutely necessary" got dropped from the
sentence. The fingers aren't as fast as the mind, you know!
Actually, I have many dozens of Quicken backups--on external HD, on
HD, and thumb drive. I used to do the thumbdrive backups almost as
often as you...at least once a day...all manually, rotating over 3
thumbdrives in addition to all the HD backups. Now I rely on the
Quicken program backups plus the external HD one which is done as
soon as the system has 5 minutes of idleness, usually very soon
after a Quicken session.
I certainly agree with the statement: "No one ever suffered from
TOO many backups, just too FEW!!!!!".
David
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sentence. The fingers aren't as fast as the mind, you know!
Actually, I have many dozens of Quicken backups--on external HD, on
HD, and thumb drive. I used to do the thumbdrive backups almost as
often as you...at least once a day...all manually, rotating over 3
thumbdrives in addition to all the HD backups. Now I rely on the
Quicken program backups plus the external HD one which is done as
soon as the system has 5 minutes of idleness, usually very soon
after a Quicken session.
I certainly agree with the statement: "No one ever suffered from
TOO many backups, just too FEW!!!!!".
David
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