Transfer of a Windows 11 QDF file into Mac OS shows incorrect results

@J-C Bailly First, let me make sure I understand what you did. You have Quicken Windows, and you're converting that data file to Quicken Mac, correct? With respect to Quicken Jared, I would pass over what he posted above because there are some more fundamental things we need to get squared away first…

The proper way to do this conversion is to save a compressed copy of your Quicken Windows data file — either a Quicken backup file or a .zip copy of the Windows data file — and move that file to your Mac's hard drive. You mentioned cloud drive, and that's what concerned me, because Quicken does not play nice with files stored in the cloud; all sorts of bad things can and do happen. So moving a copy of the Windows data file to the Mac's hard drive avoids any such problems.

Then, you launch Quicken Mac and select File > New. On the LEt's Get Started page, you select to start from a Quicken Windows data file, select the data file you've moved over, and Quicken will convert the data. (Part of this process uses Quicken's Cloud server; there's no problem with that.)

At this point, you should see in Quicken Mac all your data. Do you? If recent transactions are still missing, you should go back to the Windows machine to try to determine if there is a newer copy of your data than the one you moved.

You ask: where does Quicken Mac put your new data file. Good question! By default, Quicken uses an obscure location (the reasons for which are not worth going into here): in your Macintosh HD > [your User folder] > Library > Application Support > Quicken > Documents. What's particularly tricky about this is that Apple, in their infinite wisdom, hides the User Library folder by default. Here's the trick to accessing it: in the Finder, hold down the Option key and pull down the Go menu; while still holding the Option key, select Library. (If you release the Option key, you'll see the Library option disappears from the menu of folders.) Another tip: a fast way to navigate here, if you have Quicken open, is to click on the red Q at the far right of the main screen; it will show the name of the file you have open, and below that, there's a link to "Show in Finder". (One final note about the Library folder since you're new to Macs: Apple, again in their infinite wide, has two different folders called Library: one which is at the highest level of your hard drive, and the one I've been discussing in your User or home folder. They are not the same. You will like never need to look in the system Library folder, only your user Library folder.)

Many users leave their data file in this default location. Others prefer to put it in a less obscure location they can get to more easily. You can put it pretty much anywhere on your hard drive, such as your Documents folder, but do NOT put the data file on a cloud storage service like DropBox, OneDrive or iCloud. Again, bad things are likely to happen if you do; in some cases, you may find data missing or performance slow, and in the worst case, you can get locked out of your data file permanently.

Oh, and there's an important caveat about where you store the file on your Mac: macOS has a feature called iCloud Drive where you can store your Desktop and Documents folders on iCloud. You need to either (a) make sure this setting is turned OFF in System Preferences > iCloud, or (b) put your Quicken data file in a location outside your Desktop or Documents folder. One commonly used location is to create a Quicken folder in your Home folder — at the same level as Desktop, Documents, Music, Pictures, etc.

To avoid confusing Quicken Mac about the most recently-used data file, you can move and or rename your data file from within Quicken, on the File menu.

Once you have your data file in a location you're happy with, you can also control where to have Quicken put your backups. Open Quicken's Preferences > General and make sure the checkbox to automatically save a backup when quitting Quicken is checked. (It should be by default.) Next, change the number of backups to keep from the default of 5 to a much larger number; I suggest at least 25. Disk space is plentiful; potentially losing your data is disasterous, and you might some day need to look back more than the most recent 5 times you quit Quicken. In this same screen, you can click the "Backup Folder" button and specify the location where you want these automatic backups (and any manual ones you may create) to be saved. In THIS case, it's safe to use a cloud storage location if you want, because the backup file is compressed and it isn't used by Quicken. If you do use cloud storage for your backup folder, just remember that should you need to open a backup file, you should always copy the .quickenbackup file to your hard drive before you double-click it or drag it onto the Quicken application icon to open it.

Okay that was a lot! Post back if anything is unclear, and let us know if you repeat the data conversion and get all your data this time.