Retreiving Money File

#6 09-29-2008, 05:04 PM

In microsoft.public.money, melizabeth wrote:

- quote -

> Thank you so much. I found a backup file. My next step would be to open it
> and save it? If there is anything else I should do, please let me know.

The first step would be to copy the *.mbf (backup) file to different
media, such as a USB flash drive.

Then you could open Money by double-clicking the restore file. I
suggest that you choose to *not* restore to the "default location."
Instead click to Browse to your Documents/MyDocuments folder, and
choose a name for the file, such as "melizabeth.mny".

After things are working I suggest that you review your backup
strategy.

- quote -

> Sorry for the delay...
> Thanks again
> ms
> "Steven" <Steven[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93FE4D5E-3B36-4537-AFC6-E8A1BCC62781[at]microsoft.com...
> > What you can do to search for your most recent file is to go to the start
> > menu and then click on search. Once there select to search for all files
> > and
> > folders and in the file name type *.mny and to look in all of your hard
> > drives. That way you can find your most recent file.
> > If you have the file still it should appear, otherwise it may be saved in
> > the default location of the My documents folder along with any recent
> > backups
> > that you may try to restore.
> > Hope this helps.
> > > "Dick Watson" wrote:
> > > > It's merely where the file is stored.
> > > > > Open the folder the file is in. R-click on the file and select
> > > Properties.
> > > The Location is the Path. Same thing.
> > > > > But if you are on XP, it doesn't explain what your issue is.
> > > > > You mentioned having multiple Money files. Are some of them backup files?
> > > Most users only have one current data file. It gets updated as you enter
> > > data. There really is no mechanism--in Money that is--for it to roll back
> > > to
> > > a previous version. That's why I was wondering about the one mechanism in
> > > Vista that can make it appear this way.
> > > > > "melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eZEt9NDIJHA.4232[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > > > I am using Windows XP... How do I find out the 'path'?
> > > > > >

#5 09-29-2008, 04:52 PM

Thank you so much. I found a backup file. My next step would be to open it
and save it? If there is anything else I should do, please let me know.

Sorry for the delay...
Thanks again
ms

"Steven" <Steven[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:93FE4D5E-3B36-4537-AFC6-E8A1BCC62781[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> What you can do to search for your most recent file is to go to the start
> menu and then click on search. Once there select to search for all files
> and
> folders and in the file name type *.mny and to look in all of your hard
> drives. That way you can find your most recent file.
> If you have the file still it should appear, otherwise it may be saved in
> the default location of the My documents folder along with any recent
> backups
> that you may try to restore.
> Hope this helps.
> "Dick Watson" wrote:
> > It's merely where the file is stored.
> > > Open the folder the file is in. R-click on the file and select
> > Properties.
> > The Location is the Path. Same thing.
> > > But if you are on XP, it doesn't explain what your issue is.
> > > You mentioned having multiple Money files. Are some of them backup files?
> > Most users only have one current data file. It gets updated as you enter
> > data. There really is no mechanism--in Money that is--for it to roll back
> > to
> > a previous version. That's why I was wondering about the one mechanism in
> > Vista that can make it appear this way.
> > > "melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:eZEt9NDIJHA.4232[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > > I am using Windows XP... How do I find out the 'path'?
> > >

#4 09-29-2008, 04:50 PM

OK. I found the path - thanks for that.

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
message news:eKI3AqJIJHA.3932[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
- quote -

> It's merely where the file is stored.
> Open the folder the file is in. R-click on the file and select Properties.
> The Location is the Path. Same thing.
> But if you are on XP, it doesn't explain what your issue is.
> You mentioned having multiple Money files. Are some of them backup files?
> Most users only have one current data file. It gets updated as you enter
> data. There really is no mechanism--in Money that is--for it to roll back
> to a previous version. That's why I was wondering about the one mechanism
> in Vista that can make it appear this way.
> "melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eZEt9NDIJHA.4232[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > I am using Windows XP... How do I find out the 'path'?

#3 09-27-2008, 01:22 PM

What you can do to search for your most recent file is to go to the start
menu and then click on search. Once there select to search for all files and
folders and in the file name type *.mny and to look in all of your hard
drives. That way you can find your most recent file.
If you have the file still it should appear, otherwise it may be saved in
the default location of the My documents folder along with any recent backups
that you may try to restore.
Hope this helps.

"Dick Watson" wrote:

- quote -

> It's merely where the file is stored.
> Open the folder the file is in. R-click on the file and select Properties.
> The Location is the Path. Same thing.
> But if you are on XP, it doesn't explain what your issue is.
> You mentioned having multiple Money files. Are some of them backup files?
> Most users only have one current data file. It gets updated as you enter
> data. There really is no mechanism--in Money that is--for it to roll back to
> a previous version. That's why I was wondering about the one mechanism in
> Vista that can make it appear this way.
> "melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eZEt9NDIJHA.4232[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > I am using Windows XP... How do I find out the 'path'?

#2 09-27-2008, 12:13 PM

It's merely where the file is stored.

Open the folder the file is in. R-click on the file and select Properties.
The Location is the Path. Same thing.

But if you are on XP, it doesn't explain what your issue is.

You mentioned having multiple Money files. Are some of them backup files?
Most users only have one current data file. It gets updated as you enter
data. There really is no mechanism--in Money that is--for it to roll back to
a previous version. That's why I was wondering about the one mechanism in
Vista that can make it appear this way.

"melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eZEt9NDIJHA.4232[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
- quote -

> I am using Windows XP... How do I find out the 'path'?

#1 09-26-2008, 11:56 PM

I am using Windows XP... How do I find out the 'path'?
Thanks

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
message news:OTjq%23%23CIJHA.4060[at]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
- quote -

> Are you using Vista? Is your file stored somewhere besides your
> c:\users\[username]\...?
> There may well be no way to "retrieve" the latest file if you answered yes
> to both of the above questions.
> "melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OU3sbxCIJHA.1156[at]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > My Money 2007 file was up-to-date at the beginning of the week. I went
> > to look for it and could not find the updated version. How can I
> > retrieve the latest file? There are several old Money files but they are
> > not up-to-date. I think what happened was the the new file got updated by
> > the old file. Hope this makes sense.

09-26-2008, 11:29 PM

Are you using Vista? Is your file stored somewhere besides your
c:\users\[username]\...?

There may well be no way to "retrieve" the latest file if you answered yes
to both of the above questions.

"melizabeth" <elizabet98_98[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OU3sbxCIJHA.1156[at]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
- quote -

> My Money 2007 file was up-to-date at the beginning of the week. I went to
> look for it and could not find the updated version. How can I retrieve
> the latest file? There are several old Money files but they are not
> up-to-date. I think what happened was the the new file got updated by the
> old file. Hope this makes sense.

#-1 09-26-2008, 11:05 PM

My Money 2007 file was up-to-date at the beginning of the week. I went to
look for it and could not find the updated version. How can I retrieve the
latest file? There are several old Money files but they are not up-to-date.
I think what happened was the the new file got updated by the old file.
Hope this makes sense.

Thanks for your help.

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