Quicken opens the Get Started with Quicken 2005 window when it cannot find the most recent file used. Close this window, and use the following procedure to find the file you want.

To find an existing Quicken data file:

1. From the Quicken File menu, choose Find Quicken Files.
   
2. Specify whether you want Quicken to locate all the Quicken data files on this computer, or just a file with a name you enter.
   
   If you do not know the complete name of the data file you want, enter the part of the name that you do remember, and then use a single asterisk to replace the missing characters either before or after the part of the name you enter.
   
3. In the Look in field, select where you want Quicken to look for the file.
   
4. Click Find to start the search. If Quicken displays the data file you want before the search is complete, you can click Stop to end the search.
   
   Quicken displays the files that meet your search criteria in the Data Files Found area.
   
5. In the Data Files Found area, select the file you want to open.
   
6. Click Open.

Other ways to look for files:

• Open the Quicken File menu and look at the bottom. There you'll find the four most recently opened data files. Select any file you want to open. (It is a good idea to make a note of the files on this list before selecting them, because the list updates each time a file is opened in Quicken.)
• From the Quicken File menu, choose Open to see the name of the folder where Quicken is looking for your data file. You can navigate to another location if necessary.
• Check to see if you deleted any files with .QDF, .QEL, .QPH, and .QSD file extensions. Files with these extensions are Quicken data files and you'll want to restore a backup copy of your data if you have one.
• Quicken makes an automatic backup copy of your data every seven days. From the Quicken File menu, choose File Operations, and then choose Copy to copy all its files to the folder where you usually keep your data, and tell Quicken you want to use the New File when presented with a choice.
  
  Note: Quicken places automatic backups in the BACKUP folder, which you'll find in the same folder as your data file.

• Using an external disk to save or restore a backup copy of your Quicken information