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Quicken’s online backup service allows you to securely store backups of 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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This feature is currently in the beta phase. When Online Backups become available for all users, this will be a paid feature.

Online backup features

Using online backups adds another layer of protection when using Quicken. It provides the following benefits.

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Turning on Online Backup after purchasing

If the online backup icon onlinebackupscloudicon.jpegImage Removed does not appear after you purchase Online Backup you cannot access Online Backup after purchasing it through your Quicken account, shut down and restart Quicken.

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  1. Navigate to the File menu → View/Restore Backups.

  2. Verify that you are looking at the correct data file. If you have more than one, you can choose the individual file (by name) using the menu Choose a file to view online backups.

  3. In the View/Restore Backups window, select the desired backup file.

  4. Select Restore Selected Backup.

  5. Confirm your choice in the pop-up dialog by clicking Restore Backup.

  6. Once Quicken has finished downloading and restoring your backup, the backed-up version of your file will automatically become your active file.

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Online backup is not currently available for the Canadian version of Quicken Classic.