About online backups

Quicken's online backup is the easiest & most secure way to back up your Quicken data files online. While we encourage you to continue making local backups, this additional storage location helps prevent data loss in situations such as a missing/inoperable computer or other data loss situations.

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• Security: Backups are encrypted, helping to keep your data secure.

• Accessibility: Quicken's online backup is the easiest & most secure way to back up your Quicken data files online allowing you to access them from any device deskto with the current Quicken Classic installed when using your account.

• Convenience: The option to automatically back up your data when you quit Quicken ensures your latest information is always saved.

• Control: The settings allow you to receive reminders if you haven't backed up in a while, ensuring regular backup maintenance.

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You can store up to ten backups for each of your Quicken files. After ten, saving a new file will delete the oldest unlocked file. You can lock a file to prevent it from being deleted. Simply go to File menu → View/Restore Backups, click in the leftmost column by the file you want to lock. A lock icon will appear next to the file. You can lock up to nine files.

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Accessing Online Backup for the first time

If Online Backup does not automatically appear after purchase, go to Help menu → Manage Your Subscription > Check Membership Status. Quicken will update your membership.

 Creating a backup

While you can and should use automatic backups, sometimes you will want to manually create a backup. To do this:

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