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 <[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 <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 30, 2026 12:08 AM >> *To:* 'Stephen Lee Phillips' <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* [email protected]; Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]>; >> 'David T.' <[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&tab=all >> <https://archive.org/search?query=quicken&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.<[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2:32 AM >> >> To:[email protected]; Stephen Lee Phillips<[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<[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] >> >> 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. >> 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. 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