[Hidden-tech] [Hidden-Tech] Alternatives to Quicken

[Jan Werner]

This is the kind of statement that drives me up the wall.

The only way lost data can be unrecoverable is if it was not properly 
backed up.  That is the fault of the user, not the software!

For the last 24 years, I have used Quicken Home & Business to handle all 
of my personal and business banking records, accounts receivable and 
investment accounts. During that period, I have moved from DOS through 
Windows 95, 98 and XP to my current 64-bit Windows 7.

I only upgrade when there is some compelling reason to do so, but ALL of 
the data accumulated over those 24 years has successfully made the 
transition through at least 5 different versions of the software.

That does not mean that it has always been smooth sailing, and I have 
learned to be wary of the havoc automated online transactions can wreak 
on a data file. But Quicken makes it easy to keep daily backups, and 
given the critical nature of the content, I am careful to keep copies on 
a second computer, as well as on offline media.

I have NEVER had to recover more than a few hours of work during all 
those years, and never had any difficulty doing so.

Jan Werner
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> It was probably 15 or 20 years ago that Quicken ate an entire year's
> worth of checkbook register, unrecoverable. At that point I switched to
> Excel, which has a far less pleasant interface for managing checks but
> does the record keeping I need. Obviously you can't use it to run a
> checkbook, but it tracks your activity if you log it in.
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> On 2013-03-29 18:35, Ken Russell wrote:
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>> Greets Friends,
>>
>> So infuriated with Quicken!
>>
>> Have had a nice long look  at gnuCash, but I find it difficult to
>> sync with various banks and credit cards.
>>
>> I'd love  to get any thoughts on good alternatives to Quicken. Don't
>> mind double-ledger,  but the *must-have* feature is seamless sync.
>>
>> Thoughts? perspectives?
>>
>> Thanks as ever,
>>
>> Ken
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