I also suggest that you make sure that Quicken for Mac subscription will meet your needs, since it was re-written from the ground up (first with Quicken Essentials in 2010, then again with QM2015 onward) and is not the same product as the Windows version, so there are some features that are still not there e.g. In your case, you can skip steps 1 and 2 but review all the prep and background info before: The built-in conversion process will step you through but there are a few things you need to know here is the entire process: Since your data is from QW2010 or newer, the mechanics are quite py data file over to Mac. If you decide to migrate your data, you do need to convert. Use at your own risk.Ī new subscription gives you access to both QWin and QMac for one price. So, this is still not a recommended approach. Soon enough and propagate even into backup files, so those files may Acknowledged and admitted by Quicken, there can be otherįactors outside Quicken's control that can also lead to unrecoverableįile corruption in this set-up. Mechanism) it is not intended as a foolproof way to prevent fileĬorruption. And though this can alert the user if a file is openedīy another location (not by direct detection but rather a proxy QMac has added a warning mechanism for this type of usage, this is not Service from one computer while the file was open on another. These are called Access-Control List (ACL) permissions.Ģ) The file could be corrupted by the database being updated by a cloud
1) SomeĬloud services put hidden locks on the individual files in the There are at least 2 problems that can arise. Your live Quicken data file directly from a cloud-based storage