Re: Backups

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In Reply to: Re: Backups posted by Mark on January 10, 2002 at 22:14:21:

: : Mark: I had an unfortunate encounter with a virus which required me to restore the computer back to the factory load condition. Subsequently, I reloaded Fund Manager and tried to use backup diskettes to refill a bare bones Fund Manager installation to get back up to speed again.

: : I ran into two problems. First, the portfolio names and descriptions are not stored in the backup diskettes to reestablish the portfolios and therefore it remains quite a chore to achieve a preliminary condition where a backup diskette can be effectively used. Second, after the backup is achieved, there is a short period of dates following the backup date to the current date for which quotes are missing. How do I fill in these gaps in the quotes?

: Hi Chuck,
: The backup feature doesn't back up portfolio files, just your investment
: files... This is something we should add. You can back up these files
: yourself though if you'd like, by just copying them to a backup location.

: Regarding getting missing prices, you may be able to get them from one
: of the historical quote servers, like "Yahoo (Historical)".

: Thanks,
: Mark
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Mark: I would hope that a goal for the backup feature would be the ability of the restore function to re-establish a properly working installation solely by applying a backup diskette to a Fund Manager installation which has just been completed without any further additions or modifications.
Best regards, Chuck

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