Is it possible to keep my QMEM files on more than one computer? For Quicken, I can input data from my work computer by getting to my files via Quicken web. I can't find a similar feature in QMEM. I would like there to be some way to be able to update my records from my work and home computers.
I'm also wondering whether there is any way to download information directly from my insurance company - the way I can do in Quicken for my financial institutions.
Is it possible to keep my QMEM files on more than one
computer? For Quicken, I can input data from my work
computer by getting to my files via Quicken web. I
can't find a similar feature in QMEM. I would like
there to be some way to be able to update my records
from my work and home computers.
If you are talking about the Quicken Online Backup, then you cannot do this from within QMEM. However, Quicken Online Backup provides a client that exists external to Qu
Thank you for responding. I'm a novice, so I don't fully understand what you're telling me to do. What is a "flash drive"? Is this the same as manually copying the files to a CD, bringing the CD to work and copying the files from the CD to my work computer?
I didn't really understand your answer re the .mem file, either. I just got started using Quicken Premier 2007 and signed up for Quicken Online Back-up because I thought that would enable me to access my files from home and work computers. But I can't figure out how to do this, and it sounds like your answer to QMEM question might help me with regular Quicken. So, could you explain further?
Thank you for responding. I'm a novice, so I don't
fully understand what you're telling me to do. What
is a "flash drive"? Is this the same as manually
copying the files to a CD, bringing the CD to work
and copying the files from the CD to my work
computer?
Sort of. A flash drive is a chunk of flash memory stored in a little chunk of plastic on the end of a USB port. Here is a link to a review of one on C|Net.
Note: I'm not recommending this particular product, I'm just citing it as an example of the class of devices.
<I'm hoping that by linking to a review instead of a product for sale, I'll get away with this minor violation of the forum's Terms of Use. My apologies to Quicken Kathryn if I am wrong.>
However, if you are a novice, I really don't recommend copying the files manually. Use Quicken and QMEM's "File|Backup" menu options to back up to such a drive, and "File|Restore" to restore from them on the other computer. The Quicken fileset contains multiple files, and you don't want to miss one.
I didn't really understand your answer re the .mem
file, either. I just got started using Quicken
Premier 2007 and signed up for Quicken Online Back-up
because I thought that would enable me to access my
files from home and work computers. But I can't
figure out how to do this, and it sounds like your
answer to QMEM question might help me with regular
Quicken. So, could you explain further?
For Quicken, the window that pops up when you select "File|Backup" will have an option to backup to the online service. QMEM does not have that capability.
However, when you initially sign up for Quicken Online Backup, they offer to download a client on your computer that allows you to backup any file on your computer, not just the Quicken fileset. Using this client, you can backup your QMEM file as well. To do this, you have to know where your QMEM file is stored. There might be issues that complicate restoring the file on a different machine, but since I don't actually do this myself, I'm not entirely sure.
So the general procedure is this:
1. Before you start using your data on a computer, restore the file <or fileset if you are working on Quicken> to the machine you are working on.
2. Do your work
3. When you are done, backup the file <or fileset> to your online backup account.
Thanks again.
And in answer to your <url=http://www.quickenforums.com/thread.jspa?forumID=1008&threadID=800000631&messageID=800002502#800002502>related post in the Quicken for Windows forum</url>, the issue with corruption and a network only applies to opening and using a data file that currently resides on a network drive. By restoring in the steps above, your backup file is not being accessed across a network. The restored file that you would be using is on your local drive and is unaffected by the issues.
Can you give me advice on what specs a non-techie like me should look for in the USB flash drive. I don't have a clue how to determine how much space I need. Or reasonable budget. I'd like to spend as little as possible, but not so little that the product will be annoyingly slow. I can be impatient with that kind of stuff.
For now it's just quicken and QMEM that I'd put on the flash drive. But that's because I have no idea how else it might be useful once I have it.
I work on 3 different computers - work, home laptop and home desktop. I don't do much with music or picture files. Have digital camera and ipod, but am just getting started in using both. I typically keep all of my info that comes via email in files on my work's network server. I have not been in the habit of backing up files - am just finding out about that. The only thing I've backed up so far is the Quicken via online, and some photos on CD.
Anyway, some general advice on what things I need to purchase and things to start doing for basic computer use would be greatly appreciated.
don't have a clue how to determine how much space I
need. Or reasonable budget. I'd like to spend as
little as possible, but not so little that the
product will be annoyingly slow. I can be impatient
with that kind of stuff.
Speed with these devices will not be an issue. The cheapest ones are plenty fast. For your Quicken and QMEM files, it doesn't really matter how much space you get. Large Quicken files are in the 10's of MB, so a "tiny" drive of 128MB will definately outsize your current needs.
However, the things are *so* darn convenient, that I'd point you towards a capacity of 1GB <or greater depending on your price range>.
For now it's just quicken and QMEM that I'd put on
the flash drive. But that's because I have no idea
how else it might be useful once I have it.
I work on 3 different computers - work, home laptop
and home desktop. I don't do much with music or
picture files. Have digital camera and ipod, but am
There are a few people that I work with that use an iPod Shuffle as their flash drive. Not something I'd recommend to a non-techie, but an interesting thing to note.
just getting started in using both. I typically keep
all of my info that comes via email in files on my
work's network server. I have not been in the habit
of backing up files - am just finding out about that.
The only thing I've backed up so far is the Quicken
n via online, and some photos on CD.
Anyway, some general advice on what things I need to
purchase and things to start doing for basic computer
use would be greatly appreciated.
The one thing that you may want to consider for this particular purchase is security features. I currently use a SanDisk Cruzer Mini because it came bundled with an application <that resides on the drive itself> that maintains an encrypted partition. The implementation is "kludgy" in that you cannot backup to the encrypted partition from within QMEM.
However, there are other drives out now that may be able to do this. I believe there is at least one that has a finger print reader built into it. I'd be surprised if you can't find some flash drive that would allow you to either apply your finger or enter a password that would open an encrypted partition that would appear to your computer as if it were another "normal" drive. I don't have time to look for one right now. If you need help finding something like that, bump this thread sometime over the weekend.
For reviews and general price comparisons, I usually head over to either C|Net or PCMag's web sites. For small purchases such as this would be, I tend to just hit NewEgg, TigerDirect, or Buy.com. I mention this because these sales sites sometimes have better feature comparisons between products; especially if one of the products you want to compare hasn't been reviewed <or reviewed recently>.
