If you can get a QFX then you’re done. GnuCash can import those *more reliably* than QIF files.
Regards, John Ralls > On Oct 1, 2026, at 14:52, Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tom – I agree with your intermediate step of going from Mac 2007 version to > Windows 2007 via QFX format. > > > > Also wanted to add clarification on the rinse-&-repeat three times process > that I mentioned in that for the next iteration open the file that was copied > using the “File Operation perform Copy” from the previous rinse-&-repeat > cycle; not the same file. For each iteration you want to improve on the > previously improved one. Do this rinse-&-repeat three times as the very first > step, then when data is in Windows 2007 version (if you perform Tom’s > intermediate step) and finally when data is in Windows 2013 version before > exporting to QIF format. > > > > David T. – this path might also bring your 2006 version to stable 2013 > version if you are looking to keep copy of it to look back if that is what > you do. > > > > From: Tom Route36 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2026 5:12 PM > To: Kalpesh Patel <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; 'Stephen Lee > Phillips' <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>; 'David T.' > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Download assistance sought... > > > > Kalpesh, > > This is a great way to get around dealing with Quicken's subscription > requirement; and I think your way is definitely less hassle for Steve. It's > also possibly a good way of trying to clean up any issues with the Quicken > data itself. I do have one suggestion though that might make the data > cleanup process better -- or at least more likely to be successful. > > You suggest exporting the .qfx file from Quicken Mac 2007; and importing the > .qfx file to Quicken Windows 2013. That would probably work. But in regard > to trying to safely clean up the Quicken data, my suggestion would be > slightly different. I'd take the exported .qfx file from Quicken Mac 2007 > and import it into Quicken Windows *2007* first. That way you're moving the > data between Mac and PC on the same year of Quicken software (2007), which I > think might be safer. > > Then once the data has been moved into Quicken Windows 2007, you upgrade the > software on the PC to Quicken Windows 2013. That might be a safer way to > clean up the Quicken data. It's still kinda iffy; and doing multiple > Validate and Repair operations to check for data issues on both year versions > (2007 and 2013) would be highly recommended. > > Anyway, that would be my one tweak to your advice for Steve. > Tom > > > > On 10/01/2026 04:02 AM, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > > These steps can be reduced where their cloud version is *not* needed at all. > > > > Reading https://www.quicken.com/support/converting-your-data-quicken-mac-0 > steps to do Mac upgrade but probably isn’t necessary. Since Mac version > doesn’t provide QIF export, The cleanest route (outside of cleaning up the > data) is to export out data into QFX format from the existing Mac version and > then install Windows version of Quicken 2013 (might not need Virtual Box). > There is a link at the bottom of > https://www.quicken.com/support/how-and-when-use-intermediate-version-convert-older-versions-quicken/?srsltid=AU7gw4UlwroMzIM8S5PREhIkCezAcT3BYQrpq0Ev9KerNVR0jIMjetyY > for Quicken 2013 Deluxe download for free which is stated to be able to > import QFX format and export away directly from there into QIF. This kind of > implies that changes to their internal database was last done during version > 2013, which make sense as I recall something to that effect. > > > > Before exporting the data, I suggest that in Quicken use Validate and Repair > from File Operations and then from File Operation perform Copy. Do this about > three times to try to rinse out bad records in Quickens internal database > (not guaranteed). Then export to QFX, Import into Quicken 2013 on Windows. > Run this rinse operation three times there as well before exporting to QIF > format. > > > > This is likely to be the least resistant way of getting to GNC from that old > data. > > > > > > From: Tom Route36 <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2026 2:35 AM > To: David T. <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> ; Kalpesh Patel > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>; 'Stephen Lee Phillips' > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Download assistance sought... > > > > David, > > The reason for having to go thru this rather long complicated process is > because Quicken desktop software on the Mac -- all versions, from the oldest > to the current subscription version -- fails to include any option to export > a .qif file. I don't have a Mac system myself where I could check that; but > all the user forums and AI info that I looked at seem to confirm that. You > have to do the .qif export with Quicken Windows software. Ugly, but that's > Quicken. > > As far as troubles with opening an ancient Quicken 2007 .qdfm file, you're > absolutely correct. Quite a few users have reported issues trying to do > that. Unfortunately, if there is a problem opening the file with the latest > Quicken Classic desktop software, the database itself may have issues > inherent in the data structures. And even if you can successfully open the > .qdfm file with the original Quicken 2007 software, it's quite likely that > exporting it to a .qxf file, and then attempting to open it with Quicken > Windows (any version) is likely to have problems as well. There's no real > good way of getting around that. If it's any consolation, the encouraging > bright spot is that the export of the data is likely to export basic > checking, savings, and credit card accounts and categories in those accounts > intact and correct (at least based on the reports that I've seen). Where > problems are more likely are with stock and mutual fund type accounts, > especially when they involve tracking stock splits and capital gains. I > suspect that no matter how the conversion goes for Steve there's going to be > a lot of manual tweaking involved in Gnucash. It's the reality of dealing > with nearly 20 year-old software. > > Tom > > > > > On 09/30/2026 11:54 PM, David T. wrote: > > Tom, > > I hope you're right, but I'll note that I've seen some troubling pages from > the Quicken websites that suggest that the current versions of Quicken won't > directly open a Quicken file from 2007. That would complicate things > drastically. > > Also, I'm not certain, but wouldn't Quicken for the Mac also have a QIF > export? > > David T. > > > > On October 1, 2026 7:54:44 AM GMT+05:30, Tom Route36 > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Steve, > > I think Kalpesh's advice is on the right track here. But I think there's a > simpler way of getting to where you want to go. (Well, maybe not simpler. > There's a bunch of steps involved.) My suggestion would be to let Quicken > provide you with the means of converting that data. First (and don't get > scared off just yet) it *will* involve you purchasing a Quicken subscription. > *But* you should be able to ultimately accomplish all this on the cheap -- > i.e., for FREE! Bear with me here while I explain. > > If you go to the Quicken website (not a third-party, that's important) and > purchase a subscription from Quicken for "Quicken Classic (Windows and Mac)" > (that specific product name is also important), you'll get the current > Quicken desktop software. Once you get that program loaded on your Mac > computer, as soon as you go to start it for the first time (after logging in > with your new Quicken ID), the program should ask if you have an existing > file you want to open. That's where you specify your Quicken 2007 .qdfm > file. I would avoid any requests or options to cloud sync your data. > > Once you've opened the .qdfm file on your Mac computer with the latest > Quicken Classic desktop software, don't try to change anything. Just > immediately go and export the data (all accounts and categories) to a .qxf > file. Be sure to save that .qxf file somewhere where you can access it from > a Windows PC. > > Next, go to your Windows PC (or borrow one if needed), and go back again to > the Quicken website, this time on the Windows PC. Login to your Quicken > account (using the same Quicken ID you just created earlier on the Mac). And > download and install the same Quicken Classic software that you previously > installed on the Mac. Your subscription should allow multiple installations > of the software. Once the Quicken software is installed on the Windows PC, > select the option to create a new empty Quicken file. Once you've got the > new empty Quicken file open, then go and import the .qxf file that you > previously created on the Mac. > > Now that you've imported the .qxf file to create a Quicken database on the > Windows PC, you can finally export the data from there (on the Windows PC) > into a .qif file. And be sure to save it someplace safe. That's the file > that you need to get the data into Gnucash. > > So you're finally done. Uh, not quite. Remember what I said about doing > this for free. Well, this is where you go back and contact Quicken customer > support. You tell them you tried their software and didn't like it. And so, > you'd like to take advantage of their "30-day Money Back Satisfaction > Guarantee". You should be able to get a full refund of all your money. > > Anyway, I think this is probably the most straightforward way of getting the > .qdfm file converted for Gnucash. > Hope this helps, > Tom > > > > > > On 09/30/2026 04:04 AM, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > > In that case MacOS is the only way in Virtual Box instead of Windows OS it > sounds like. Two possible routes instead of one – 1) Older MacOS running an > older Quicken version in Virtual Box and then export it out as QIF, or 2) let > newer version of Quicken on MacOS upgrade that version into modern format, > and then either export to QIF directly from there or bring it over to Windows > and export. Note that Windows has been using QDF proprietary format to store > Quicken data. > > > > I found number of Vagrant boxes for older MacOS that can run in Virtual Box > at https://portal.cloud.hashicorp.com/vagrant/discover?query=macos. > > > > In either case, though, you will end up with export-import cycle which is the > best route. > > > > > > From: Tom Route36 <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 12:08 AM > To: 'Stephen Lee Phillips' <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> ; Kalpesh Patel > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>; 'David T.' <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Download assistance sought... > > > > Hi Steve, > > After I saw Kalpesh's advice, it got me curious about those old versions of > Quicken, and I decided to run a few tests. If you did get a Windows instance > up and running, you wouldn't need to worry about which version of Windows it > was. For my testing here on a current Windows 11 system, I was able to > successfully install and run both Quicken 2014 and Quicken 2007. > > The bad news though is Quicken Windows can't open a Quicken Mac (.qdfm) file. > So I don't think doing that will help in your case. As David mentioned > already, you need Quicken (specifically a Mac version of it) to open that > .qdfm file so that you can export it in one of those generic formats. > > A piece of good news for you though is that newer versions of Quicken > (post-2007) can most likely open your .qdfm file. I tested and confirmed > that Quicken 2014 can open a Quicken 2007 file. At least it worked for me on > Windows. So even if you don't have a Mac system with Quicken 2007 anymore, I > think if you can find someone with a Mac system that has *any* version of > Quicken, there's a good chance it will be able to read your old .qdfm file -- > which would then allow you to export it as a .QIF file. > > Hope this helps, > Tom > > > > > > On 09/29/2026 07:25 PM, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > > Your only and, one and only one real option is run a Windows instance in a > VirtualBox (Vagarant can provide a lot of plumbing if you know how) where you > can install Quicken 2006 and export it out as a QIF format (OFX and CSV > formats for export are not available in Quicken) to import into GNC. Even > that is not strait forward as semantics of two system differ in many ways. I > would venture to think that you would probably need either Windows XP or > Windows 7 as a compatible OS to possibly run that old of a Quicken version. > You should be able to get a copy of it from the archive machine > (https://archive.org/search?query=quicken > <https://archive.org/search?query=quicken&tab=all> &tab=all). > > I remember writing up good hints to minimize pain to this group many years > ago from my experience of migrating over two decades of data from Quicken > 2017 into GNC inn 2020 (and I am still fixing up some of that data). > > -----Original Message----- > From: David T. <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2:32 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> ; Stephen Lee Phillips > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Download assistance sought... > > I'm pretty sure you won't find any success getting at that data from outside > the Quicken universe. Your only option, I believe, is to open the data file > in Quicken and export your data in a generic format like OFX, QIF, or csv and > then importing that into another accounting program. > > David T. > > On September 29, 2026 7:16:35 AM GMT+05:30, Stephen Lee Phillips > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Trying to find conversion for .qdfm (Quicken Data for Mac) file from > 2007 and was directed to GnuCash, however I've been unsuccessful in > finding, downloading, and extracting/opening the correct iteration to > run on Intel Mac OS Sonoma 14.8.9: Any suggestions would be most > gratefully appreciated... > > Thank you! > > Steve > > > > *Advocacy • Legislation & Ordinance Preparation* > > *Education • Intervention • Transport • FosteringPre-adoptive Home > Visits • Avocational Bodhisattva* > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > David T. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > David T. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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