transferring quicken Mac to quicken windows

nancy123$

I am trying to transfer my quicken from a Mac to windows
I made the back up as a QXF file onto a hard drive
Now it is on the windows computer but the Quicken for Windows can't find/see it
Windows says they are looking for a QDF file

Chris_QPW

First off you have to have the Deluxe or higher edition, the Starter edition doesn't have the QXF import feature.

Second make sure you are using the correct menu item:

splasher

One thing to add to Chris_QPW's answer is that you have to start a new, empty data file first and then you can do the import.

Chris_QPW

splasher said:

One thing to add to Chris_QPW's answer is that you have to start a new, empty data file first and then you can do the import.

To get a good import that is true, but it is in fact possible to import a QXF file into an existing data file.  It is in fact one way to merge two data files. Provided there isn't any investment accounts in the data file that is going to be merged in.

And that reminds me to point out that Quicken Windows QXF import will not import any investment transactions from Quicken Mac.