Essentials Conversion

Fortunately, this should be an easy conversion. All you need to do is find your current Quicken Essentials data file(s) and transfer it to the new Mac. (I suggest using the Finder's File > Compress command on your data file, and then copying the resulting .zip file via flash drive, Airdrop, emailing yourself, file sharing, etc.) The current Quicken Mac will import Quicken Essentials data file(s) and update them to the current database format. All you'll need to do after installing Quicken Mac is to select Start from a Quicken Essentials data file on the Let's Get Started page, select your existing data file, and Quicken will create a new Quicken Mac data file with all your data.

If it's possible for you to have your old computer and new computer running at the same time, you can open Essentials on the old and Quicken Mac on the new and compare them account by account to make sure all your balances are correct and everything looks good. It's not necessary, but it is satisfying to be able to compare between the two versions to satisfy yourself everything imported correctly.

You will find the interface of Quicken Mac shares many similarities with Essentials, because Quicken Mac was build from the original code base of Essentials. The sidebar has been tweaked, new menus have been added, and there are a lot of new capabilities, but the look of the registers and overall functionality in Quicken Mac will feel very familiar to you.