trying to enter a transfer transaction from one account to another - error -

Question

using latest quicken. have 4 bank accounts. trying to post a transaction transferring from one account to another - both accounts exist on the data base. using the [account name] and system error 'account not found, setup account'. helps ???

UKR · Answer

Have you validated and supervalidated your Quicken data file? It might have become corrupted ...

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Ps56k2 · Answer

How exactly are you entering the Transfer transactions - both should work .... 
A - the Account Register and [dest acct] syntax in the Category column .... as shown above ...
B - the Account Register GEAR and Transfer Money menu item... as shown below ...

roger the s · Answer

not using a category. i am selecting an account "in brackets" in the list ... posting from account "Personal" to another account [Auction] ... it's there.