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LostCanuck
LostCanuck Member ✭✭✭
in All Things Canadian (Windows)

Hey Everyone,

Is there a way to setup Quicken Canada so multiple users can use the same data file on different computers, WITHOUT having to move the data file between computers. i.e. wife and husband updating their own accounts within the same data file.

Thanks in advance.

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  • Jim_Harman
    Jim_Harman Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @LostCanuck

    Quicken Classic is NOT cloud based. It is designed to be used on a single computer, or if you are very careful, on one computer at a time.

    If your needs are relatively simple, you might consider using Quicken's Simplifi product, which is cloud based and allows two people to share their finances, for example sharing a common budget.

    QWin Premier subscription
  • LostCanuck
    LostCanuck Member ✭✭✭
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    thanks @Jim_Harman. This is exactly what I was looking for.

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  • Arctic Hare
    Arctic Hare Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭

    Attempting to do that runs a high risk of corrupting the data file.

  • Valderi
    Valderi Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited 6:30AM

    [Removed - Inaccurate]

  • LostCanuck
    LostCanuck Member ✭✭✭

    thanks everyone


    The two users would only download their own accounts. One person would be responsible for the joint accounts.

    basically looking for a cloud based solution for multiple people to access

  • Jim_Harman
    Jim_Harman Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @LostCanuck

    Quicken Classic is NOT cloud based. It is designed to be used on a single computer, or if you are very careful, on one computer at a time.

    If your needs are relatively simple, you might consider using Quicken's Simplifi product, which is cloud based and allows two people to share their finances, for example sharing a common budget.

    QWin Premier subscription
  • LostCanuck
    LostCanuck Member ✭✭✭
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    thanks @Jim_Harman. This is exactly what I was looking for.

  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20533120#Comment_20533120

    COMPLETELY UNTRUE. Six days a week, at 7am, Q's "Scheduled Updates" downloads from 5 different banks into my various checking (2 accounts), credit card (4 accounts, 3 banks) and investment (1 FI, 6 accounts) without difficulty or "mess" into my single Q data file.

    Q is designed to download from multiple accounts and multiple financial institutions via One Step Update at the same time.

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

  • Arctic Hare
    Arctic Hare Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭

    The question asked in the original post was "is there a way to setup Quicken Canada so multiple users can use the same data file on different computers"? How did a post inquiring about using Q on multiple computers morph into answers that debate whether it can download from multiple bank accounts / financial institutions?

    Recap: it is very risky to attempt to use Quicken on multiple computers; there is a high risk of corrupting the data file. Unrelated to the question asked, yes, Quicken is capable of downloading transactions from multiple accounts and multiple financial institutions. Furthermore, it is possible to download transactions from two or more accounts that have joint transactions, but some specific steps must be taken.

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