In microsoft.public.money, jwmatorres wrote:

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You can do QIF export of each and import the files.

If you import as statements, money will look for duplicates. If you
import as recovered accounts, Money will not.

I suggest you work with copies of your file in case you don't like
the result at some point.

Is there a way that I can "export" the 2004 archived file and then "import"
it to the current version? The archived file has all the deposit
information from 2004 and the current version has all the debit information.
So if there was a way to add them back together, everything should be pretty
close. I tried to go back to the 04/19/05 files but it says that they are
corrupt. So I think that I am safe to go ahead and delete those files.
Thanks

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wendy


"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, jwmatorres wrote:

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That would imply that you are using the same name each time, so each
backup overwrites the previous backup.

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My favorite way to open Windows Explorer is <WindowsKey> +E

Browse to and select the file you want to copy. Right-click and
choose Copy. If you want to change to a different folder, do it.
Then right-click into the right-hand pane where files are shown, and
right-click choosing Paste. It may be called something like
"Copy of mymoney.mny". Right click that file, and choose Rename.

While you could just have used Rename directly on the archive, I
like to let an extra copy exist in case I want to undo something. I
have a lot of disk space and a belief that I could do something
stupid at some point.

When Money would prompt me to back up, I would back up to the flashdrive
every 10 days. When I look to see what is in the Flash drive only the most
current file is there and I can not find all the back up copies. they just
skip that 5 month period in time. Sorry, but how do I copy it to a file
using Windows Explorer, which you have mentioned? Thanks
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wendy


"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, jwmatorres wrote:

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All is not lost, but I think you should take the opportunity to
review your backup policy. Your having the backup that dates to 4 or
5 months ago is no worse than some other strategies, but you can do
better. I would burn a copy of your most recent backup to CDR at
least monthly, using a different name each time. Keep a copy on USB
flash drive maybe weekly, in case your hard drive crashes.

The archive file is a copy of what your Money file was at the time
of archive. To go back to that time. The archive file should have
the name "archive" in it. I would copy it to a file with a name
something like jwmatorres.mny, using Windows Explorer. Then open
that file in Money (double-click in Windows Explorer is one way).

Add back the week's worth of transactions. Perhaps you will want to
print those out in a report from your current file first.

I had been using Money 2001, then earlier this year I upgraded to 2005 (now I
think that I should not have). I usually back up about every 10 days.
However on Saturday I decided to Archive my old data. Big Mistake. I lost
all the deposits on all my accounts from 2004, but it left everything else
from 2004 there! And of course even though I always back up, I can't find
those files either. When I find all the back up files, it shows the last
date as 04/19/05. Does anyone have any suggestions, before I go back to
January 1, 2005 and start again? And also could you explain why a lot of
times when I go to open Money, it tells me that it is already running? Then
I have to restart my computer so it will let me open Money. Please Help