Re: Another One Step Update Error - TD Ameritrade (Schwab)

On Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 1:48:24 PM UTC-5, Ken Blake wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2023 10:56:35 -0700 (PDT), John Pollard wrote:

> >You can always make a "backup" by simply using 
> >Windows Explorer to Copy your data file.

> Yes, of course. Why didn't I think of that myself?

> >I would do that now, putting the "backup" file in a safe place.

> I will.
> > 
> >And if Quicken made a backup before doing its Validate(s), 
> >I would save that somewhere too. 
> > 
> >Then I would use Help > Report a problem 
> >to notify Quicken. Include your data file and 
> >all your log files. Include a simple description 
> >of the problem. 
> >Do not expect, so do not wait for, an answer. 
> > 
> >The last resort I can think of is to 
> >Restore the most recent backup from 
> >a QDF file that did not experience the problem.

> I didn't want to do that, but I suppose it's the only remaining 
> alternative, so I guess I'll have to. I'll do it in a little while. 

You can try to discover whether there is some corruption in the 
backup file you intend to restore ... before you actually overwrite 
your existing file.

Copy the backup you want to restore to a separate folder with no 
other files in it. 
Then rename that file and remove the "-backup" from its 
file extension. 
You can then just open (not restore) the file in Quicken.
Do a Validate and a SuperValidate, noting (and possibly saving) 
each log file that Validate creates. See if there is any hint of 
some corruption that might be present.

You can also test your new Schwab accounts in that file 
(I would do that after the Validates) to see how things go.
If there are problems, you can try to fix, or workaround, them ...
or try the same thing with an earlier backup.