Option to truly work privately

louabill

Is there some way to tell Quicken to leave me alone, and not look over my shoulder?

When I add an account, I don't want Quicken to call home. I don't want Quicken to default to peering into my finances and downloading transactions. I don't want to have to dismiss dialog boxes where Quicken cannot find an internet connection. I just want an accounting program.

I cannot seem to find anything in the preferences for such a blanket 'leave me alone, let me run offline in peace' setting (or even better, 'stop calling home even if I'm online' setting).

Many like convenience. I prefer privacy. There's gotta be a setting for this.

Any help would be appreciated.

jacobs

I'm not sure exactly what degree of 'privacy' you're looking for. You can definitely enter your transactions manually, without having any accounts connected for downloads, and Quicken works exceptionally well. (I use it this way, more for workflow reasons than privacy.)