Sample Quicken data file with lots of data/history in it for demo purposes?

Andrew Angell
Andrew Angell Member ✭✭✭
edited October 2018 in New to Quicken/Getting Started (Windows)
I'm a huge fan of Quicken, and I often find myself wanting to show other people how to use it.  Of course, it's not always a great idea to be showing them my own personal Quicken file, so I've been trying to find a sample/demo file I could use, but I haven't been very successful.

What would be perfect is a sample file that has an "average person's" income and expenses setup in it as paychecks and bills, with at least a few years worth of transaction data included in it.  

With this I could show people how to use manage their income and bills, budget, use savings goals to plan for future purchases, etc.  Anybody happen to have a sample like this I could get from ya?  

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  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2018
  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2018

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
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  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2018

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Premier (US) on Win10 Pro.

  • smayer97
    smayer97 Quicken Mac Other SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2018

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  • mshiggins
    mshiggins Quicken Windows 2017 SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2018
    The other problem will be the Quicken ID. Each data file must be activated with a Quicken ID. And each Q2018 subscription is good for one Quicken ID only



    You definitely don't want to be sharing your Quicken ID. Especially if you use any cloud services.

    Quicken user since Q1999. Currently using QW2017.
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  • Unknown
    Unknown Member
    edited September 2018
    mshiggins said:

    The other problem will be the Quicken ID. Each data file must be activated with a Quicken ID. And each Q2018 subscription is good for one Quicken ID only



    You definitely don't want to be sharing your Quicken ID. Especially if you use any cloud services.

    That really shouldn't be a problem as long as a person logs out before sharing the data file.  Edit -> Preferences -> Quicken ID, Mobile & Alerts -> Sign in as different user -> yes, and then close the data file.
  • mshiggins
    mshiggins Quicken Windows 2017 SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2018
    mshiggins said:

    The other problem will be the Quicken ID. Each data file must be activated with a Quicken ID. And each Q2018 subscription is good for one Quicken ID only



    You definitely don't want to be sharing your Quicken ID. Especially if you use any cloud services.

    Sure. What could possibly go wrong?

    Quicken user since Q1999. Currently using QW2017.
    Questions? Check out the Quicken Windows FAQ list

  • Unknown
    Unknown Member
    edited September 2018
    mshiggins said:

    The other problem will be the Quicken ID. Each data file must be activated with a Quicken ID. And each Q2018 subscription is good for one Quicken ID only



    You definitely don't want to be sharing your Quicken ID. Especially if you use any cloud services.

    Sure. What could possibly go wrong?
    .
    With the Quicken Id?

    Nothing really.

    Even if a person forgets to "log out" when the person that gets the copy of the data file tries to open it on another machine it will prompt them for the Quicken Id password, which they won't be able to provide and will be forced to sign in with a different one at that time.

    Signing out is just "cleaner" and doesn't expose your Quicken Id to the person getting the data file.

    Now on "leaving personal information in the data file" well yeah there are plenty of ways to get "in trouble" there.
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