Is Quicken for Mac 2007 (QM2007) Compatible with High Sierra (macOS 10.13)?
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This discussion thread is to capture user's experiences with running QM2007 on High Sierra (macOS 10.13). Please record your info below, indicating what issues or successes you are having.
(Note that other threads are dealing compatibility with High Sierra and current versions of QMac, e.g. QM2015, QM2016 and QM2017). Please keep this thread for QM2007 ONLY!
To help everyone, please indicate the following:
- are you using the new APFS drive format or the legacy HFS+ (Mac OS Extended format)? Not sure, see the graphics in this post or go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208033
- is your data file stored on the APFS or HFS+ formatted drive?
(Note that other threads are dealing compatibility with High Sierra and current versions of QMac, e.g. QM2015, QM2016 and QM2017). Please keep this thread for QM2007 ONLY!
To help everyone, please indicate the following:
- are you using the new APFS drive format or the legacy HFS+ (Mac OS Extended format)? Not sure, see the graphics in this post or go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208033
- is your data file stored on the APFS or HFS+ formatted drive?
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As reported in this thread and this thread, it seems that QM2007 generates error messages when trying to create an automated backup, refusing to create one. This has only been reported using the new APFS drive format so far. No reports have confirmed if the same problem is occurring with HFS+.
Also, no reports have been made yet regarding manual backups using either the File > Backup to Disk... or the File > Save a Copy... menu option.
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
- Where to find a Help Guide for Quicken for Mac?
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
:-)
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- Where to find a Help Guide for Quicken for Mac?
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
- Where to find a Help Guide for Quicken for Mac?
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
- Where to find a Help Guide for Quicken for Mac?
- Quicken Mac FAQ list
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
Looking at moving to Quicken Mac 2017 but previous releases beyond 2007 really sucked.
http://www.quicken.com/mac/compare
*NOTE: Support for fixed rate loans has been released in v4.5.x but there is no announced timing for support for variable rate or simple daily interest loans.
Currently, the main advantages of QM2017 over QM2007 include the ability to sync cash, bank, and credit card accounts using Quicken Mobile for mobile devices (iOS and Android) and the ability to save receipts with transactions via computer or mobile device. There are a few other minor features that QM2007 does not have. Note that QM2017 is being supported until April 30, 2020 whereas it has been announced that security fixes have ceased for QM2007 since QM2017 is released...see http://www.quicken.com/support/update-quicken-mac-2007-support-policies-may-2016 yet online access will continue as long as the FI/Bank supports it and their security updates don't prevent it.
You may want to review the List of Obstacles and Hindrances for Migrating from QM2007 or QWin to Quicken for Mac. Add your vote to any features that are missing for you. Your VOTES Matter!
Be aware of data that will and will not carry forward:
https://www.quicken.com/support/what-data-gets-carried-over
Then look at the updates since the original release here:
https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-2017-mac-release-notes
You will also want to look at a more detailed comparison done by a SuperUser which also identifies nuances not mentioned elsewhere (and read on for comments from other users too on that same discussion thread):
https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/can-anyone-who-has-switched-from-2007-to-2015-he...
Take a look at the following videos to give you a better idea:
https://www.youtube.com/user/QuickenMac
If you find that QM2017 does not meet your needs, the alternative is to continue to run QM2007 Lion Compatible (LC).
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
When you manually backup to disk, it does not appear to attempt the same compression & therefore does not issue an error.
- Where to find a Help Guide for Quicken for Mac?
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COMPLETE list of Product Ideas - Quicken for Mac to VOTE onObject to Quicken's business model, using up 25% of your screen? Add your vote here:
Quicken should eliminate the LARGE Ad space when a subscription expires
(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
Anyone have 2 internal drives to see if it will work on an internal HFS+ drive that is NOT a boot drive?
I read down below that you went down a couple of folders. What about at the root level?
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
And I concur that a good backup does not seem to be compressed -- I opened the package for one and opened several of the data files in it with TextWrangler and you can see that much of the contents is readable text, like financial institution names, payees, categories, etc. A prize to the first person who figures out why it is trying to compress something! (In my younger years I'd have tried to search the code to find where it does that and NOP it, but that's now far beyond my skill set!)
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(Canadian Q user since '92, STILL using QM2007)
Anyone else experience these stray folders too?
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