Restoring Money backup file FAQs

What is my default backup file?

Your default backup file is the last backup file you created. Money automatically saves your information as you work and creates a backup file when you exit the program unless you turn off automatic backups. Money also prompts you to back up to your hard disk or to floppy disk when you exit the program.

Unless you specify another location for the backup file, Money saves it to the My Documents folder on your hard disk.

How do I restore my default backup file?

1. On the File menu, click Restore Backup.
2. Click Restore from a backup file, and then click Next.
3. Click Restore from default backup file, and then click Restore.
4. Change the file location if you want, and then click Restore again.

Make sure you give the newly restored file a new name so that it will not over-write any existing files.

Important If you've made electronic payments or downloaded transaction records since you last backed up the file, you may want to download recent transactions to make sure your records are up to date.

How do I restore a different backup file?

If you don't want to use the default backup file, you can restore another backup file you've created by browsing to it.

1. On the File menu, click Restore Backup.
2. Click Restore from a backup file, and then click Next.
3. Select whether you want Money to find all possible backup files for you or whether you want to browse to a specific backup file yourself.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Make sure you give the newly restored file a new name so that it will not over-write any existing files.

Important If you've made electronic payments or downloaded transaction records since you last backed up the file, you may want to download recent transactions to make sure your records are up to date.

How do I know which file to choose?

Your default backup file is probably the best candidate for restoration. To create the default, Money simply copies your Money file to your hard disk.

You may not want to use your default backup file if you have backed up to a floppy disk or CD more recently than you have backed up to your hard disk. If you have multiple Money files, be sure you are restoring a backup of the Money file you want.

If you want to restore a file from a diskette or CD, choose Let me browse for a different backup file during restoration, and then browse to your floppy drive or CD drive to find the file you want. If you have multiple backup files, review the dates they were last modified and select the most recent.

How do I move my Money file to a different computer?

First, back up your Money file to a floppy disk or CD by following the instructions below. Open Money on the computer you want to use, and then follow the instructions for restoring a back up file.

1. On the File menu, click Back Up.
2. Insert a diskette in your floppy drive.
3. Click Back up to floppy, and make sure the floppy drive is selected.
4. Click OK.

Note If your Money file is large, you may need a number of diskettes.

Note If you want to create a backup file on compact disc (CD), you will first need to create a backup on a floppy disk or your hard disk. Then, copy the backup file to a writable CD. You must have a read/write CD drive and the correct software to write to a CD.

What if the file I've restored doesn't look like the most current one I backed up?

You can try the restoration process again. If your default backup file isn't the most recent, try one or more of the files that you may have backed up to a diskette, CD, or a different location on your hard disk.

I'm trying to restore a file from a diskette or CD, and I'm having problems.

Try copying the backup file from the diskette or CD to your hard disk. Then, try restoring the file from there.

What if Money says that the backup file I'm trying to restore is corrupt?

Sometimes, diskettes can become damaged. Try restoring either the default backup file on your hard disk or the most recent file you backed up before the corrupted file.