using Quicken Essentials on MAC OS 10.11(El Capitan)

Question

The Quicken Community, especially Jacobs was very helpful when I asked a few months ago about converting  my Quicken Essentials data to a current Mac Version. My 11 year old IMac running OS 10.11 is working fine so I don't want to buy a new Mac. ...yet.
   However, I checked back on the Quicken site today and see that Essentials cannot be converted to a current Quicken version (https://www.quicken.com/support/converting-your-data-quicken-mac) .
   Jacobs had suggested that maybe I could convert my Quicken Essentials file to an older version of Quicken Mac. Is that still possible at this point in time? If it isn't or won't be in the future, do I have any options other than starting afresh with Quicken for Mac  when the time comes and NOT importing my prior data from Essentials? (I am not a techie so please respond with that in mind.) Thank you!

Joelker · Answer

Does anyone know if it is possible to download an older version of Quicken Mac which is capable of importing from Quicken Essentials, and then step up to the current version of Quicken Mac?  If so, how would I obtain an older version on Quicken Mac? Is there any way to reach a person at Intuit/Quicken who would be able to tell me?

Joelker · Answer

Thank you RickO for your thoughtful and helpful reply. 
 I do have both a local back up drive and a Carbonite backup.
 I am not able to upgrade to a newer OS on my 11 year old IMac. It's probably better for me to get a new IMac soon rather than wait til it dies.