Move settings to new computer

DavidKR

I'm getting ready to move Quicken from an older computer to a newer one. Are the settings and options (such as the register layout, etc.) included in the QDATA.QDF backup files, so that the appearance and operation will be the same on the new computer as on the old one, or is there another file I need to bring over?

Frankx

Hi @DavidKR,

All the settings and options are in your Quicken datafile. 

I would suggest that you simply copy the current datafile you are using to the new computer (rather than using a backup datafile).  There is no other folder or files that would need to be moved to the new computer, with the exception of any backup datafiles that you might want to retain, as you would for any backup files, just in case.

Frank

Frankx

Hi @DavidKR,

All the settings and options are in your Quicken datafile. 

I would suggest that you simply copy the current datafile you are using to the new computer (rather than using a backup datafile).  There is no other folder or files that would need to be moved to the new computer, with the exception of any backup datafiles that you might want to retain, as you would for any backup files, just in case.

Frank

DavidKR

Thanks, @Frankx , that's very helpful. It's good when something can be moved so easily.

q_lurker

Stating the obvious, you will need to install Quicken on the new computer.  You can download your current package from your account with Quicken and use that for the install.  If you are somehow running an old unsupported version, installation of that may be more of a problem.   

splasher

There are some global settings like the recent file list and the backup file list that are not contained in the the individual data file(s), but those are minor things and easy to reestablish.

DavidKR

Thanks, folks, this is all helpful. I did plan to just download the program itself from Quicken. I've been using the latest version — nothing from prior eras.