Your default backup file is the last backup file you created. Money and MSN Money automatically save 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 a floppy disk when you exit the program.
Unless you specify another location for the backup file, Money and MSN Money save the backup file to the My Documents folder on your hard disk.
To restore a default backup file from Money:
To restore a default backup file from the MSN Money Portfolio Manager:
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 you've 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.
If you don't want to use the default backup file, you can restore another backup file by browsing to it.
To restore a backup file from Money:
To restore a backup file from the MSN Money Portfolio Manager:
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 you've 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.
Your default backup file is probably the best candidate for restoration. To create the default, Money or MSN Money simply copies your 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 or MSN Money files, make sure that you are restoring a backup of the file you want.
If you want to restore a file from a disk or CD, select 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.
First, back up your Money or MSN Money file to a floppy disk or CD by following the instructions below. Open Money or MSN Money on the computer you want to use, and then follow the instructions for restoring a backup file.
To move a file from Money:
Notes
You can set Money to automatically create a backup file every time you close Money. Automatic backups are turned on by default.
Just in case something happens to your computer's hard disk, it's a good idea to periodically save backup files to a CD, DVD, or a floppy disk.
To move a file from the MSN Money Portfolio Manager:
Notes
You can set Money to automatically create a backup file every time you close Money. Automatic backups are turned on by default.
Just in case something happens to your computer's hard disk, it's a good idea to periodically save backup files to a CD, DVD, or a floppy disk.
If you want to create a backup file on CD, you 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.
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 disk, CD, or a different location on your hard disk.
Try copying the backup file from the diskette or CD to your hard disk. Then, try restoring the file from there.
Sometimes, disks 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.
If your Money or MSN Money file is protected by a Money password or Windows Live ID, then the backup file will be protected by the same password or Windows Live ID. To restore a backup file, you must enter the Money password or Windows Live ID password that you were using when the backup was created.
If you configured your Money file so that you could access it from any computer, this setting will be preserved when you restore a backup file.
If you were using a previous version of the MSN Money Portfolio Manager, a backup file would have been created with an ".inv" file name extension. You can restore this backup file with the current version of the MSN Money. For more information, see the above entry titled "How do I restore a different backup file?".