Jul 12, 2010 - On your Windows computer. In QuickBooks for Windows, open the company file you want to convert. Choose File > Utilities > Copy Company. How to Convert Mac-Specific Files To Work on Windows 10. 2016 08:31 am. While you won't need a Mac to convert the iWork documents, you will need access to a Mac for your contacts, as you.
There are no supported methods of converting from QuickenBooks to Quicken for Mac. That said, since QM2016 has support for importing data in QXF data format, you may have some success using a round about way by exporting data from QuickBooks in either CSV or QIF format and using third party CSV or QIF to QXF converters to prepare the data for import by Quicken. I also suggest that you make sure that Quicken 2016 for Mac will meet your needs, since it was re-written from the ground up (starting in 2010 with Quicken Essentials) and is not the same product as the Windows version, nor anything like QuickBooks, so there are some features that are still not there or are not as fully developed yet (therefore some data may not carry over). You can start here: Then look at the updates since the original release here: You will also want to look at this comparison done by a SuperUser which also identifies nuances not mentioned elsewhere: And a more detailed review by another SuperUser here: Take a look at the following videos to give you a better idea: If you plan to keep your PC & Mac, you could also run QuickBooks on the PC and use remote access (several free options, e.g. NoMachine and Teamviewer) to access QuickBooks from your Mac (or even a tablet or phone) (see this great article for complete review of many options (most are free): ). (If you find this reply helpful, please be sure to flag it as such, thanks.). Word to the wise: I converted from Windows Quicken Deluxe to MAC Quicken.
The two programs just don't even compare. WIndows had some many small features that I enjoyed; MAC is like a toy in comparison. Specific to conversion: Any loan payments you have scheduled (mortgages, car loans, etc.) where you might have split out the interest, escrow, insurance payments into separate buckets will be lost in conversion. Not only will the history be lost, but there is no way that I have found to set up a series of loan payments the way Windows did. I don't know how long MAC Quicken has been out there, but that team should look at the Windows version and apply some of the same features in the following areas: - Investment account tracking - Reporting (all of it!) - Matching transactions (before AND after downloading) - Downloading transactions (MAC does not seem to work well for brokerage type accounts -Interface indicators (when downloading, I have no idea which accounts have items to review, so I have to look at them all - and that one-step dowload report just doesn't do it) - the need to enter a negative sign on an amount?? MAny other small things that add up to a painful move to MAC.
I have been running on Quicken 2007 for Mac and now I have converted over to QuickBooks Pro on Windows 7 with VmWare. The conversion has been completed but now I have 100's of 'uncategorized income and expenses transactions' when I look at the chart of accounts. I need to know if this is normal? If not, how can I clean up the chart of accounts? I know that I can delete an account or hide an account but I only seem to be able to do this one at a time and that will be very laborious at that rate.
The accounts that Quicken used seemed to have come over correctly and have the right balances. Even the registers seems to be correct. So I just need some help cleaning up the chart of accounts. Here is an overview of the steps for the conversion that Quicken assisted me with: Quicken 2007 data - QuickBooks Mac - used restore company on that file to QuickBooks Pro 2012. Thanks, Randal.
That is about the only approach (and I have used QuickBooks for many years now). Another entirely different approach would be to see if you could export year end values into Excel and then set up a new Company in QuickBooks as you need.
Then import (via.IIF files the opening balances). You can look at the Intuit Marketplace, for example, Atandra Systems which might be able to help, but for a one time task, it is probably better and easier to set up QuickBooks properly going foward: (a) Now, but that loses all history.
(b) One year ago and re-enter transactions. I have done this and it is usually worth the effort (especially if you summarize them). I need the transaction history so I really need to not loose the history. So, that brings me to this question I asked earlier: How do I handle this? Most of the uncategorized transactions are empty of a value and when I try to delete them it says I can't because it is being used.
So it suggests to hide them instead. This is the message it is giving when I try to delete an account. This account has a balance or is used in a transaction, an invoice item, or your payroll setup.
It cannot be deleted. So, how do I handle the accounts if that message is being given?