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Quicken File Upgrade

I am running Quicken 2017, but I have an older version of a file I want to upgrade. I loaded version 2003 and 2004. Neither works. It is a QDB file.
When I load it in Quicken 2004, the records say they are converting but I get a "Can't open file" error.
Any ideas?
When I load it in Quicken 2004, the records say they are converting but I get a "Can't open file" error.
Any ideas?
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BUT, if you've got that file extension correct, QWin will never be able to open it as it wasn't created by any version of QWin.
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Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP
I think you waited too long to think about data file conversion.
According to https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-data-file-set-extensions a QDB file was created in Quicken Windows 5 or 6, before Quicken 1998 was created.
According to
http://www.quicken.com/support/how-and-when-use-intermediate-version-convert-older-versions-quicken only files from Quicken 1998 or newer are supported.
https://fileinfo.com/extension/qdb
I still don't think that it can be opened ... but do a search at the top of this forum for converting OLD quicken files.
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Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP
I was able to convert several other files I had from that era without issues. This file actually opens, and gives me the message "Quicken will automatically convert the following data file: to the Quicken 2004 format"
It then asks me "Do you want to continue with conversion?"
It gives me the message "Converting the QDF File", and a record count starts.
Then it says "can't open file".
Does any of that help?
https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-data-file-set-extensions
It may have been created later than that, but it is from one of those two versions and you would need a copy of Quicken 99 or 2000 at the latest to convert that file to something that Quicken 2004 could then read/convert.
-also older versions as needed for testing
-Questions? Check out the Quicken Windows FAQ list
If you follow UKR's first link, you can see that if this file was from 1997 (i.e., ver 5/6) then it's too old. Whereas if it's from 1998 (certainly within "that era") then it CAN be converted.
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Home & Business
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP
What version of Quicken created this file, you are trying to open?
Windows 10 Pro 32 & 64-Bit Build 21322.1000
also Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit Build 19042.804
Note: Product What's New in Quicken is grayed out.. Also Year is stuck on 2020 and Copyright Date is stuck 2018 in About Quicken.
View: https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7859218/work-with-copies-of-your-actual-quicken-data-files/p1?new=1
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Home & Business
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP
The 2004 quicken actually said it was updating, and created a file with a current timestamp.
It would be nice if I could open a file in note pad and see some indicator that would have a version. Or a quicken link that would say a QDB file was from what year.