Quicken Qdf File Corrupted N70

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Quicken Qdf File Corrupted N70

I copied my Quicken.qdf file to a WHS /user/ share. Was able to access it from a client computer running Quicken 2005 Deluxe, make/edit entries, and log out. Thought everything was good, but the next time I opened the file in Quicken it was corrupted. It had my account totals, etc. But all register entries were blank! Tried accessing from multiple computers, and finally copying the file from the WHS share to a local computer and trying to open from there -- no luck. I've read another thread or two that other file types are becoming corrupted also -- including MS Money files.

Quicken Qdf File Extension

Because Quicken files hold so much information about personal finances, if something should happen to the Quicken program's database to render it corrupt, it can lock.

Anyone else getting corrupted files when written to a WHS share? If so, which file types? I tried this too initially with WHS and found the same result: corruption of the quicken data.

I went to the Quicken support forums and did a search on running from a network drive and found that it is not supported in any version of Quicken with the exception of QuickBooks. I gave up on it for the time being resigning to remoting into my main desktop and running Quicken there when on another PC. I had planned on trying SyncToy to keep the files updated on each PC via a WHS share, but I haven't had time to give it a shot yet. Harcourt Mathematics 11 Ebook Torrents more. I tried this too initially with WHS and found the same result: corruption of the quicken data. I went to the Quicken support forums and did a search on running from a network drive and found that it is not supported in any version of Quicken with the exception of QuickBooks. I gave up on it for the time being resigning to remoting into my main desktop and running Quicken there when on another PC.

I had planned on trying SyncToy to keep the files updated on each PC via a WHS share, but I haven't had time to give it a shot yet. Pool Shark wrote: I tried this too initially with WHS and found the same result: corruption of the quicken data. I went to the Quicken support forums and did a search on running from a network drive and found that it is not supported in any version of Quicken with the exception of QuickBooks.

I gave up on it for the time being resigning to remoting into my main desktop and running Quicken there when on another PC. I had planned on trying SyncToy to keep the files updated on each PC via a WHS share, but I haven't had time to give it a shot yet.

You might have a problem here one way or another. When you store a backup or a copy of a quicken file on WHS you will probably not have a problem as it's nothing more than a file transfer with some rudimentry error checking in the process. but in the case of the quicken program doing read and write operations on the file or 'appending' to the file without actually replacing it you may run into problems the same way you do with Outlook.PST files. Unless you have a version of quicken that supports network storage I would see this as a limitation of Quicken and not WHS. What you you should be able to do though is choose a network location as backup file target and set it to auto backup when you quit Quicken. WHS is a great thing to have but remember WHS is already backing up this file every night so you dont need to store the working copy of the file there. Next, if an application has to get it's Data from a network location it will be much slower than if the file was local. (especially at 3 PM when my kids get home from school and jump on the internet at the same time and start playing games).

Another 2 Cent's. Rex Geissinger. *Cross posted in thread* Well, I found a way that works for me and will for you too as long as you are willing to put up with the extra steps.

Install Synctoy on each PC that you run Quicken on. Set up a share on your WHS where you wish to keep all of your Quicken data (e.g.

Server Quicken). Create a folder pair in Synctoy on each PC with the name 'Quicken'. Choose the local folder where all of your data is located (e.g. C: Documents and Settings All Users Documents Quicken) and the server share ( Server Quicken) and set them to Synchronize. In Server Quicken, create 2 batch files named Quicken.bat and QuickenSync.bat Copy this into Quicken.bat and save: (Verify your path to qw.exe) call ' 'C: Program Files Quicken qw.exe' call ' Copy this into QuickenSync.bat and save: (Verify your path to Synctoy.exe) 'C: Program Files SyncToy synctoy.exe' -r 'Quicken' 5. Change your Quicken shortcut on each PC to point to Now when you use the shortcut, Synctoy will start up and sync your local directory with the server share, start Quicken, and then sync again when you close out.