Edward -- I did the switch about 8 months ago and have not looked back. I am pretty sure you can directly import your file from Quicken. I do not remember exactly how I did it but I think QIF means quicken file so it should work.
Three things to be aware: 1. If you use categories -- those no longer exist is GNUCASH. Each category, theoretically becomes a separate account 2. Double entry accounting means that for every entry there will be an opposite an equal "counter" entry into a second account 3. Finally, to get started at the beginning, you will have some "beginning balances" entries. Hope this all makes sense. It may not covert over 100% --- and depending upon how long you were using Quicken -- you could have a lot of transactions. I had transactions dated back to 2001 -- and decided I did not want to carry all that stuff -- so I picked a cutoff date (1/1/2014) and ended up deleting everything before that. It was a bit a work -- but in the end -- very much worth it. Best of luck -- and I am sure of the experts here can give you a bit more direction on the QIF file (I just don't remember what I did -- but it did work!). Ken -----Original Message----- From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+pyz01=cox....@gnucash.org> On Behalf Of Edward Ingram Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2018 8:03 AM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Importing Quicken My Quicken files are stored in .QDF format, not .QIF. (Quicken 2017) How can I import these? I do not wish to continue using quicken. I only have three bank accounts and no investments. I do not need the extras of Quicken. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
