Diane Stinnett <usafdesigner at insightbb.com> wrote: > I wondered if anyone is using Quicken 2003? I am having problems with > it losing transactions I recorded in my register, and was curious if > anyone else had this problem. I just upgraded today, so that may fix > it.
I have used Quicken 2003 since it came out, maintaining 3 people data files, but I have not noticed any problems. I was using Release 1 and just updated to Release 3 as a result of reading your message. It sure is good to look at the update site now and then. I think it unlikely that Quicken could really destroy data, but maybe it can misplace or lose track of data. Whenever I suspect a problem with a data file, I re-index it by launching it and then pressing Command-Option-B. This rebuilds and verifies the data file. I have not done it in OSX / Quicken 2003, so I just tried it. Start Quicken and then press the keys. A series of quick progress bars appears. Here are some old official instructions on re-indexing, showing more precautions than I just took: 1. Open the Quicken program to the file where the error message is occurring. 2. When the file opens, go to an account register and reindex the file (hold down the Option+Command+b keys). 3. After the file is reindexed, save a copy of the file to the desktop. 4. Select Open on the File menu and open the copy of the file that was saved to the desktop. 5. Exit Quicken and reopen to the copy of the data file. If it opens and everything works correctly, continue using the file copy and delete the original. 6. If the error persists, create a New file. Choose New on the File menu and save the new file to the desktop. Create several test accounts within the file. 7. If the error message does not occur in the new file, go back to the copy of the original data file and do an export/import into a new data file. Allan Atherton The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
