HELP! I just erased Quicken file with 1 years of data

[Gary]

This is awful!

About two weeks ago I tried to install a new version of Quicken; then
decided against using it. Although the new version told me the old
data I had was still intact (and I believed it!) it is not.

Today I tried to use Quicken for the first time since and find it only
has data through the end of 2003. That means I've lost a year and a
half of data.

I tried to get old data from the recovery bin and realized that JUST
THIS MORNING I had emptied it in an effort to get more disk space.

Is there some utility that will allow me to re-recover data (even in
part) from an emptied recovery bin?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Dependent on whether the data has been overwritten or not, you may be able
to recover that data with a 3rd party 'undelete' program:

http://aumha.org/a/recover.php
http://www.executive.com/undelete/undelete.asp

 

[gls858]

This is awful!

About two weeks ago I tried to install a new version of Quicken; then
decided against using it. Although the new version told me the old
data I had was still intact (and I believed it!) it is not.

Today I tried to use Quicken for the first time since and find it only
has data through the end of 2003. That means I've lost a year and a
half of data.

I tried to get old data from the recovery bin and realized that JUST
THIS MORNING I had emptied it in an effort to get more disk space.

Is there some utility that will allow me to re-recover data (even in
part) from an emptied recovery bin?

Quicken also periodically prompts you to backup your data. Have you been
doing this? If so search for a file qdata.* and use the restore feature.
It might not get everything back but it would be a start.

Always make a backup before making a major change, just in case.
Of course, it's a little too late for that advice now.

gls858

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I tried to get old data from the recovery bin and realized that
JUST
THIS MORNING I had emptied it in an effort to get more disk
space.

Is there some utility that will allow me to re-recover data
(even in
part) from an emptied recovery bin?

"Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the
space as available to be used. There are third-party programs
that can sometimes recover deleted files. The problem is that the
space used by the file is likely to become overwritten very
quickly, and this makes the file unrecoverable.



So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent
if you try recovering it immediately after deleting it, and
rapidly go downhill from there. If you've been using the computer
since then (for example to write this question and read this
answer), your chances are probably very poor by now.



But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway.
Stop using the computer in question immediately, if you haven't
done so already. Download an undelete program (here's one:
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are
several others to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's
computer and bring it to yours on a floppy to try.



If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very
expensive and may or may not work in your case.

 

[gls858]

This is awful!

About two weeks ago I tried to install a new version of Quicken; then
decided against using it. Although the new version told me the old
data I had was still intact (and I believed it!) it is not.

Today I tried to use Quicken for the first time since and find it only
has data through the end of 2003. That means I've lost a year and a
half of data.

I tried to get old data from the recovery bin and realized that JUST
THIS MORNING I had emptied it in an effort to get more disk space.

Is there some utility that will allow me to re-recover data (even in
part) from an emptied recovery bin?

found a link explaining the restore function
http://www.quicken.co.uk/faqs/200208-22.html

gls858

 

[Dennis Marks]

Look in c:\Program Files\Quicken\BACKUP

 

[Gary]

Yes! In BACKUP (which is NOT the directory I use to back up Quicken),
I found a GARY1.QDT (my regular Quicken file). Also there were
GARY11, GARY12, GARY13, etc. One of these files was the otherwise
lost file, and I was able to use it and go from there. This must be a
Quicken automatic backup of sorts.

 

[daytona]

depending on the version.......mine has always asked ..."do you want to
backup"?

 

[RonK]

I guess "Yes!" is the new "Thankyou Dennis" !

Yes! In BACKUP (which is NOT the directory I use to back up Quicken),
I found a GARY1.QDT (my regular Quicken file). Also there were
GARY11, GARY12, GARY13, etc. One of these files was the otherwise
lost file, and I was able to use it and go from there. This must be a
Quicken automatic backup of sorts.

 

[johnf]

Exactly the same thing crossed my mind, but I thought it was just one of my
crochety days.
Prbably the "!" covers it.

 

[Gary]

I want to thank the group for all the suggestions that eventually got
me out of this trouble and saved a huge amount of work. A particular
thanks to Dennis Marks, whose suggestions were the ones that paid
off.

 

[RonK]

Cool !

I want to thank the group for all the suggestions that eventually got
me out of this trouble and saved a huge amount of work. A particular
thanks to Dennis Marks, whose suggestions were the ones that paid
off.

 

[Mikey]

Glad you were able to recover the data, but you really should do a backup