Problem importing accounts

ljonas

Hello! I am running really late on things this year. I started a new file for 2023. I have successfully imported my bank account, credit card and mortgage information.

Now I am trying to import from a QIF file exported from my 2022 file into my 2023 file. I have four different accounts, an IRA, a 401K, a profit sharing and a regular investment account.

When I go to import them I choose one account (starting with the IRA). My problem is instead of importing just the information for the IRA account, it is importing all of my securities from the four different accounts into the IRA account.

I'm not sure what to do so I do not have to re-enter manually all the information because there is years worth in some of the accounts. Am I doing something wrong or is there an issue doing investment imports?

Ps56k2

guessing you used the Export —> QIF —> and selected ALL ACCOUNTS vs exporting each individual account -

bmciance

If I may ask, why do you start a new file each year? My Quicken file goes back to the 90's. Seems like you are just creating more work for yourself.

Ps56k2

BUT WHY ? I started a new file for 2023.

unless you are just starting for some reason, most folks just have ONE Quicken QDF data file that contains ALL their past financial history, all in one place to better be able to see everything…

Now I am trying to import from a QIF file exported from my 2022 file into my 2023 file.

ljonas

The why is not the point. The point is I did. I just would like help to pull over the investments without them all pulling into the same account.

Ps56k2

guessing you used the Export —> QIF —> and selected ALL ACCOUNTS vs exporting each individual account -

mshiggins

This is why:

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7940300/is-there-an-old-file-reader-utility-which-files-do-i-look-at

volvogirl

Could you just go back to your old file and bring that one up to date and forget about the new 2023 file? Download your transactions into that.

ljonas

Thank you @Ps56k2. That was exactly the problem. I have some minor differences but that could be because I have not yet downloaded the share prices.