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How to transfer a Data file to new Subscription and Quicken Version
iPlaid
Many years ago, I started a Quicken Data file for my son under my subscription using Quicken Premium. Now he is old enough to start doing his own finances so I purchased him a Quicken Deluxe license subscription under his own name. The data only contains a cash account and a savings account and no investments, so I didn't think the "downgrade" would be an issue. At any rate, I'm able to install Quicken on a different computer and import the data file, but the data file appears to be "tied" to my subscription, forcing me to enter my subscription information. How do I convert the data file so he can use it under his own subscription using Quicken Deluxe? All the "conversion" information I can find online is from PC to Mac and vice-versa. Thank you.
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thecreator
Hi
@iPlaid
,
Open Quicken. Click, at the top, on Edit then click Preferences.
Finally, click on Quicken ID & Cloud Accounts
Then click sign in as a different Quicken ID.
Type Yes in the box on the next screen and click Sign Out.
Now simply Register the Quicken Data File with your Son's Information. It will switch to Deluxe. No need to uninstall and reinstall.
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Sherlock
All you need to do to switch the
Quicken ID
associated with the Quicken file is open the Quicken file, select
Edit >Preferences...
,
Quicken Id & Cloud Accounts
, and
Sign in as a different user
.
Chris_QPW
In your son's data file:
Edit -> Preferences -> Quicken ID & Cloud Accounts -> Sign in as a different user
Sign in using his Quicken ID/email account.
thecreator
Hi
@iPlaid
,
Open Quicken. Click, at the top, on Edit then click Preferences.
Finally, click on Quicken ID & Cloud Accounts
Then click sign in as a different Quicken ID.
Type Yes in the box on the next screen and click Sign Out.
Now simply Register the Quicken Data File with your Son's Information. It will switch to Deluxe. No need to uninstall and reinstall.
iPlaid
Thank you for everyone's great help and quick responses! Took me a while to respond because I had to "schedule" time with my teenager and get him to logon to his computer so I could try this fix out. The one weird thing it did was after I signed out and switched to his subscription, it would not open the Data File. I turns out I had to restore a backup of the file. Once I did that, it worked fine and the Data file is now assigned to his subscription and it's under Deluxe. Thanks again!
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