

Don't open a backup file that you haven't restored. If you don't have a copy of your Quicken data on an external disk, you can restore a copy of your file from the Quicken\BACKUP folder. If you cannot find your data, restore a backup copy of your data file. Check the list of files in the Open Quicken File dialog.ĭo you have a backup copy of your data file? If you don't recognize your file name here, choose File menu > Open Quicken File. Open the File menu and look at the list of most recently opened files at the bottom of the menu. If you don't remember your Quicken data file name, Quicken can help remind you.

QDF file extensions, restore a backup copy of your data. QDF file on your computer, make sure that you open the one that you want. In File Explorer, open My Documents > Quicken. If you need to see where the file you have open in Quicken is locatedīy default, Quicken stores files in the Quicken folder. Note: If you have several Quicken data files with the same name, the creation date may help you identify the file you want to open.

Click the Search button to start the search.Click the Look in drop-down arrow and select the location to look for the Quicken data file, for example Local Disk (C:).Note: If you do not know the complete name of the data file you want, enter the part of the name that you do remember, and then use a single asterisk to replace the missing characters either before or after the part of the name you enter. Specify whether you want Quicken to locate all the Quicken data files on this computer, or just a file with a name you enter.Select the File menu > Find Quicken Files.Instead of searching your computer for Quicken data files manually, you can have Quicken scan for them.
