In microsoft.public.money, MJones wrote:

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To get what you can that way, create a new Money file with the same
Passport that you were using on the crashed file.

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Is there a way to pull the data off the MSN Money data that is online? Can i
use that to restore my Money file? I am using MS Money Small Business 2005.

my HD just crashed and i do not have a back up that is recent enough to
bother with it. (my backup HD also crashed and i was not smart enough to put
the latest on cd )

"flyernzl" wrote:

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Hi folks,
I use a set of 8 rotating floppy discs, backing up to a floppy each 3
days (as well as a daily backup to the hard drive each time I close the
program). Obviously I have lost the hard drive backup in the crash and I
am working off the floppy.
I have installed the Money program on to a different computer (which did
not have it before) and I have copied the backup file from the floppy to
a hard drive on that machine before attempting to restore the data as a
precaution against losing the data off the floppy.
Will try again following the points already posted here.
Peter


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In microsoft.public.money, H Gohel wrote:

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I would turn on the showing of file extensions (.mny and .mbf) which
would allow you to see the difference. But if your backup was
Fred.mbf and the Money file were Fred.mny, no problem. However I
like to have multiple backups. See below, tho that is not relevant
to now.

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No issues. That puts me more at ease. If you had a backup that fit
onto a single floppy, I would be concerned.

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I don't like to hear of people overwriting their only backup each
time. You are not in that situation. Good!

In Tools-> Options-> Backup [M05: Tools-> Settings-> BackupOptions]
I suggest checking
x Automatically backup to hard disk on exit
x Prompt me before backing up each time*
x Make my file small ...

Then periodically, perhaps once per month or more, copy your
latest backup (named differently from your earlier backups) to a
CDR. With XP, this can be a copy and paste operation. Otherwise
use the burning software that came with your CDR drive.

I strongly suggest use of a USB Flash drive also, in addition to
backing up to your hard drive. They typically act like a big
floppy. For a more automated way to make multiple backups, see
Glyn Simpson's method at http://money.mvps.org/backup.aspx


* This has two advantages. You can change the file name
occasionally. I like to pick a name something like money 050311.
Then it is easy to change the name to have multiple backups. The
..mbf extension is automatic. The other advantage is that you can
choose "Don't Back Up, or you change your mind about exiting by
simply clicking the X in the upper right of the pop-up box.

One thing that Cal didn't ask, and you didn't state was whether you
reinstalled Money again. If you're using 2005, then make sure you download
the update before trying the restore (open the sample file and let Money do
it's thing-when the update is installed, reboot and try the restore).

--
Glyn Simpson, Microsoft MVP - Money
http://money.mvps.org

Check http://money.mvps.org/faq for tips and fixes for MS Money. To send
Microsoft your product wishes see http://money.mvps.org/wishes.aspx

I do not respond to any unsolicited email regarding Money

"H Gohel" <gohel[at]babbage.csee.usf.eduXXX> wrote in message
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Cal Learner-- MVP wrote:
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Cal,

I backup on a SmartMedia card via USB, and my file also has the same
name...should I take any special precautions when doing so? The entire
backup is about 6MB and it fits on my 128MB card. Are there any issues
when restoring such files and not from an actual floppy disk?

As a fall-back I periodically copy my actual Money.mny file to several
locations as well, but the .mbf file is the one that is backed up almost
every time I use Money to the media and a secondary folder on my HD.

Thanks.

--
Himanshu

In microsoft.public.money, flyernzl wrote:

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That backup name sounds as if it could be a floppy drive backup. Did
your backup fit on a single floppy, or were you using some bigger
drive such as a USB flash drive? Since Money is not asking for the
second disk, I would guess one of those was the case.


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You can save that searching time by double-clicking the backup file
from Windows Explorer.

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Rather than restoring to the "default" location, Browse to your My
Documents folder. Restore to a new name such as Flyer03.


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Hi,
I have had the misfortune to have experienced a hard drive crash.
Fortunately, I do have a money backup file (My Money Backup d1.mbf) that
I created two days before this incident. I have copied this data file to
a hard disc on another computer, and also reinstalled the Money program
(Money 2003 Deluxe & Business) on to this other computer.
However, I cannot get the program to import the data from this file.
The process is:
- open the Money program, and bypass the Setup Wizard
- select File - Restore Backup
- I then get a window gives radio buttons 'Open a recently used Money
file' or ' Restore from a backup file' I select the second option
- another window - 'Restore from default backup file' or 'Open a
different backup file' again, I select the second option
- several minutes of searching then takes place before I am offered the
option of backing up from my saved data file. I select this file.
- a brief period of activity takes place, the a window appears saying
'please choose the location for your restored backup file. I navigate to
the default My Money.mny file on the C drive, and confirm that I wish to
replace it
- at this point there is activity that seems to indicate that the
process is underway , but then I get a message 'Money cannot locate the
file C:\.. .\My Money or cannot open it, possibly because it is a
read-only file or you do not have permission to change it or your disc
drive is write protected'
(The file is there, as I have just navigated to it; opening the file
properties shows that it is not a read-only file; the computer is not
user protected; and the file is on the C drive which can hardly be write
protected).
- clicking OK on this window (the only available option) simply gets me
back to the un-backed up Money program without any file restoration.

So how to I restore my data from my backup file?
Thanks,
Peter





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