Does Quicken require a connection with my bank?

Josephano

I use an older version of Quicken for my banking. I've been considering an upgrade but I don't want Quicken to connect to my bank. I insist on keeping an independent record, which should then match my monthly bank statement. Before I upgrade, I want to be sure a connection with my financial institution isn't required.

bmciance

No, it does not require a connection to your bank.  If you don't set up the connection you can manually enter all of your transactions.  Since you are currently using an older version which does not connect, if you upgrade and open your existing data file that will remain the same.

One question - what version are you currently using?  Depending on the version you may need to download an intermediate version (free) to upgrade your data file prior to installing and upgrading to the latest.  See this article:

Convert Data From an Earlier Version of Quicken (When to Use an Intermediate Version)

Edit: Another question is since you do not want to connect to your bank, why do you want to upgrade?  Are you looking for a particular feature?  The new versions are subscription based so you would either have to keep renewing every year or you will see a big banner which you cannot remove that reminds you to renew.  You can keep using it though.  Since you have been using an older version it doesn't sound like you would want to keep renewing every year.  Just an FYI.