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Badger51
Badger51 Member ✭✭
edited August 2022 in Registers & Transactions (Windows)
I am using the US version of Quicken for WIndows.

I currently am residing in Canada but will still have US bank accounts that I currently monitor in Quicken.

Can I add my new Canadian bank accounts to Quicken?

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  • UKR
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    Badger51 said:
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    Can I add my new Canadian bank accounts to Quicken?
    Yes, you can, but you will not be able to download transactions from Canadian banks into the US version. So it's all manual data entry.
  • Chris_QPW
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    UKR said:
    Badger51 said:
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    Can I add my new Canadian bank accounts to Quicken?
    Yes, you can, but you will not be able to download transactions from Canadian banks into the US version. So it's all manual data entry.
    Another possibility is to download the transactions in QIF format, or in another format and convert them to QIF.  Or if using Quicken Subscription you can convert other formats to QFX which is easier to import than QIF because of the restriction Quicken Subscription puts on importing QIF files.

    My (free) program (ImportQIF) can help in this: https://www.quicknperlwiz.com/

    It is a crying shame that Quicken Mac can import from both US and Canadian financial institutions but Quicken US/Canadian are restricted to just the country one country.
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  • Badger51
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    I wonder if another option would be to purchase a Canadian version of Quicken.

    At one point, years ago, I was advised that you could not have two versions or installations of Quicken on the same computer.

    Any experience with this option?
  • BK
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    @Badger51 ,  You are correct that you cannot have two versions or instances of Quicken on the same computer.
    To have more than one instance of Quicken installed, your options are to use either two computers or install a Virtual Machine (VM) on your main computer.
    If you have Windows 10/11 Pro, the VM is built-in and you just have to enable and set it up.  Or you can download a free version of VMware.  The initial learning curve of setting up VMs is steep but well worth it in my opinion since you can save the entire VM and use it on other computers.
    - QWin Deluxe user since 2010, US subscription on Win11
    - I don't use Cloud Sync, Mobile & Web, Bill Pay/Mgr
  • Chris_QPW
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    Note that VirtualBox is available for free from Oracle.  I personally like it better than the free version of VMWare.
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