Is Quicken for Mac 2007 (QM2007) Compatible with Mojave (macOS 10.14)?

jacobs

jlgg said:

I installed the latest Mojave Beta tonight on an external drive formatted with AFPS.  Quicken 2007 is now running exactly as it has been in High Sierra. The issues I had on earlier betas with Quicken not saving new transactions and downloaded quotes is fixed. 

I think you're over-complicating. Per Apple, the Mojave installer will format the drive it is installing on as APFS, irrespective of the disk type (HDD, SDD, or Fusion).

There are reasons why a user might want an external HFS+-formatted drive. Time Machine still requires HFS+. And if you're a Quicken 2007 user who really values having the automatic backup feature work, you still need an HFS+ drive.

If you want to have an HFS+ drive, you can get there by several routes. One is simply to have an external drive, and format it as HFS+. Paragon software makes an APFS to HFS+ converter utility. (I haven't ever used it, so I can't vouch for it.). You can also make a whole disk backup to an external drive with SuperDuper, start up from an external drive, format your internal drive as HFS+, and restore your whole-disk backup from SuperDuper -- but that seems like a ridiculous amount of work. (And there's no certainty that subsequent Mojave updates won't quietly convert your drive to APFS.)

smayer97

jlgg said:

I installed the latest Mojave Beta tonight on an external drive formatted with AFPS.  Quicken 2007 is now running exactly as it has been in High Sierra. The issues I had on earlier betas with Quicken not saving new transactions and downloaded quotes is fixed. 

Not over complicating anything...these are all the scenarios and details needed to navigate options, as people have many different configurations. My configuration happens to touch all 4 points (I have multiple internal and external drives). So far, you have, and the articles have, offered ways to address some of the scenarios. 

As per your reply, you are suggesting that Apple is confirming that the Mojave installer will convert any drive onto which it is installed, whether internal or external. This would cover point 1 (already confirmed) and 3. I have not seen the wording myself, so some objective confirmation would be good.

That still also leaves points 2 and 4 to confirm, as without that info, it is not possible to know if such as drastic work around as you have suggested is required.

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jacobs

smayer97

jacobs

jlgg said:

I installed the latest Mojave Beta tonight on an external drive formatted with AFPS.  Quicken 2007 is now running exactly as it has been in High Sierra. The issues I had on earlier betas with Quicken not saving new transactions and downloaded quotes is fixed. 

Well, we can keep going around about this, but I believe it's pretty clear that the drive onto which you are installing the Mojave OS is converted to APFS, and other drives are not affected. Apple can't presume to know if you're going to use an external drive with an older Mac that doesn't support APFS, or plan to use it for Time Machine (which still requires HFS+). I have never read anything, under High Sierra or Mojave, which says installing the OS will change the format of other drives -- and for the aforementioned reasons, I'm sure this would have been discussed somewhere if the installer actually did change other drives at the same time as installing the new OS. So I'm bowing out of the conversation; I think the question has been answered.

(And since running Quicken 2007 still works, minus one minor feature, on Mojave... and since there are multiple ways to get back to HFS+ on a drive/partition other than the startup drive if need be... I don't think it's worth belaboring. If you disagree, I'm sure you'll carry on!  

smayer97

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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Does Quicken for Mac 2007 run on macOS Mojave (10.14) released September 24, 2018....


I would like to hear your experience.

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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Quicken Mac 2018 Premier download from cloud and app freezes.


QM 2018 Premier, when I try to update from the quicken cloud, I get the spinning ball, and the transactions do download, but the app will not disconnect from the update. I have to force quit the app to stop the spinning ball. I have updated to Mojave recently. There was no issue before Mojave update. Any ideas on a fix?

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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Quicken Mac 2018 Premier download from cloud and app freezes.


QM 2018 Premier, when I try to update from the quicken cloud, I get the spinning ball, and the transactions do download, but the app will not disconnect from the update. I have to force quit the app to stop the spinning ball. I have updated to Mojave recently. There was no issue before Mojave update. Any ideas on a fix?

Incorrect merge, moving to new topic.


Please reference the new conversation here: QMac 2018 Premier Download from cloud and app freezes

Scott Schmidt

I have tested it on Mojave and so far it seems to work fine except for the auto backup problem on APFS drives that also existed under High Sierra.

smayer97

Ruth Hirsch

Scott Schmidt

I have tried it on my MacBook Pro and my Mac Pro and so far it works just like it did in High Sierra, which is fine, except that auto-backups won't work.  I have seen other similar reports.  Hope this helps.

Ruth Hirsch

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Ruth Hirsch

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Scott Schmidt

Ruth, you can be sure that Quicken won't develop any new product since their strategy is set.  However,  they are continuing to improve the new Quicken and I would suggest that you plan on transitioning to it at some point unless you want to keep your Mac stuck on Mojave forever.  Importing your QM2007 data file is easy, although I have had issues with it for investment transactions.  It is quite different in appearance, and still lacks some features that you are used to, but slowly I see them being added.  Switching to another program altogether isn't a good option, because importing old Quicken data into them can be risky, and most don't have the feature set of Quicken.  My strategy has been to buy the new Quicken and continue to try/learn/monitor it and then make the switch when the old QM2007 no longer runs on the MacOS.  In this way, you can be assured of many more years of use, and importantly, all of your data will be in one continuous record, which is a huge reason for using personal finance software anyways.  It's a little difficult, but eventually, as with many changes, you will eventually look back and be glad you made the change.  Good luck!

Ruth Hirsch

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Scott Schmidt

I've never used the foreign currency part, but understand the need having lived in the UK for a long time.  Others can surely fill you in on that feature.  

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