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07-01-2007, 04:55 AM
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 Re: Corrupt backup file In microsoft.public.money, maniakes wrote: - quote - > On Jun 30, 8:09 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...[at]please.tnx> wrote:
Perhaps you could get that repaired, especially if it was the USB> > In microsoft.public.money, maniakes wrote: > > > On Jun 30, 7:52 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...[at]please.tnx> > > wrote: > > > > In microsoft.public.money, rwdykh...[at]gmail.com wrote: > > > > > I get an error message that says "c:\xxx.mbf is corrupted or is not a > > > > > Money backup file". Is there any hope to recovering the file? > > > > > No. Search your computer for other *.mbf, *.mny files. > > > > That was the first thing I did. No luck. I thought MS Money backed-up > > > on the hard drive as well but apparently I was wrong about that. > > > It does by default. That default can be changed. Money 2006 and 2007 > > keep 4 by default, and that can be increased. > > > Did you really do a Start-> Search of your hard drives? > > > What happened to your *.mny file? > I'm using Money 2004. When I opened the program tonight, it said it > couldn't open my MNY file because the drive wasn't responding. I have > an external USB hard drive that I use for my financial info. conversion that actually failed. Some of those actually have an IDE drive inside. - quote - > I had it > disconnected and reconnected it this afternoon. I figured something > happened when I did that so I went to my back-up, which I keep on a > compact flash card. That, too, was corrupted. So here I am, thinking I > was being cautious by having two back-ups, and I'm still SOL. Try a different computer maybe? I am not saying it is likely to help, but even a slim chance seems worth a try. |
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07-01-2007, 03:04 AM
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| Re: Corrupt backup file On Jun 30, 8:09 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...[at]please.tnxwrote: - quote - > In microsoft.public.money, maniakes wrote:
I'm using Money 2004. When I opened the program tonight, it said it> > On Jun 30, 7:52 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...[at]please.tnx> > wrote: > > > In microsoft.public.money, rwdykh...[at]gmail.com wrote: > > > > I get an error message that says "c:\xxx.mbf is corrupted or is not a > > > > Money backup file". Is there any hope to recovering the file? > > > No. Search your computer for other *.mbf, *.mny files. > > That was the first thing I did. No luck. I thought MS Money backed-up > > on the hard drive as well but apparently I was wrong about that. > It does by default. That default can be changed. Money 2006 and 2007 > keep 4 by default, and that can be increased. > Did you really do a Start-> Search of your hard drives? > What happened to your *.mny file? couldn't open my MNY file because the drive wasn't responding. I have an external USB hard drive that I use for my financial info. I had it disconnected and reconnected it this afternoon. I figured something happened when I did that so I went to my back-up, which I keep on a compact flash card. That, too, was corrupted. So here I am, thinking I was being cautious by having two back-ups, and I'm still SOL. rwd |
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07-01-2007, 12:09 AM
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| Re: Corrupt backup file In microsoft.public.money, maniakes wrote: - quote - > On Jun 30, 7:52 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...[at]please.tnx> wrote:
It does by default. That default can be changed. Money 2006 and 2007> > In microsoft.public.money, rwdykh...[at]gmail.com wrote: > > > I get an error message that says "c:\xxx.mbf is corrupted or is not a > > > Money backup file". Is there any hope to recovering the file? > > > No. Search your computer for other *.mbf, *.mny files. > That was the first thing I did. No luck. I thought MS Money backed-up > on the hard drive as well but apparently I was wrong about that. keep 4 by default, and that can be increased. Did you really do a Start-> Search of your hard drives? What happened to your *.mny file? |
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07-01-2007, 12:03 AM
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| Re: Corrupt backup file On Jun 30, 7:52 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...[at]please.tnxwrote: - quote - > In microsoft.public.money, rwdykh...[at]gmail.com wrote:
That was the first thing I did. No luck. I thought MS Money backed-up> > I get an error message that says "c:\xxx.mbf is corrupted or is not a > > Money backup file". Is there any hope to recovering the file? > No. Search your computer for other *.mbf, *.mny files. on the hard drive as well but apparently I was wrong about that. |
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06-30-2007, 11:52 PM
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| Re: Corrupt backup file In microsoft.public.money, rwdykhuis[at]gmail.com wrote: - quote - > I get an error message that says "c:\xxx.mbf is corrupted or is not a
No. Search your computer for other *.mbf, *.mny files.> Money backup file". Is there any hope to recovering the file? |
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06-30-2007, 11:50 PM
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| Corrupt backup file I get an error message that says "c:\xxx.mbf is corrupted or is not a Money backup file". Is there any hope to recovering the file? rwd |
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