Steve, I’ve kept a copy of Microsoft Money that holds my data going back that far. Anytime I need it, I can find my old records there. I started anew with GnuCash in 2022. Might that work for you?
On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 4:27 PM Steve Silva via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi All, > Thanks a lot for your input. Based on your observations, I really don't > think I am going to make gnucash work for me, I have nearly 30 years worth > of QIF data files and it seems like this odd double entry method is > something I can't control, nor can I go back through 30 years of data and > try to correct it. Trying to get away from quicken sure is a chore and I > am not going to pay for their program every year. I appreciated your time. > Steve > On Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 12:11:07 PM CST, David Carlson < > david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > As Michael suggested, it is best to start with baby steps to learn how to > get good results with the import process. If you import more than one > account at a time you risk getting duplicates if both accounts in a > transaction are in the same import. There is a step in the import process > that attempts to detect this but it must work on one transaction at a time. > > Good luck. > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 7:17 PM Fross, Michael <mich...@fross.org> wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > I was in the same situation when I first started about 7 years ago. Read > > through the guide. It's really well written, easy to read, and answers a > > lot of questions. > > > > As for the imports, do some tests until you get comfortable. I would > just > > export your checking account, then import that. Figure out that > > categories are now other accounts and instead of assigning a transaction > to > > a category for reporting, you debit one account and credit another. > > Understand splits and you'll be set. It's also a great time to really > > think through your account strategy. > > > > It's really not hard, but read through the guide and you'll get it. > > > > Michael > > > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 6:52 PM Steve Butler < > stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > That is the classic double entry bookkeeping system that GnuCash uses. > > > > > > If you don't want that you need to use some other software. > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 16:35 Steve Silva via gnucash-user < > > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am trying out gnucash to replace Quicken. I have Quicken convert > my > > > > accounts into a QIF file and import that to gnucash. The whole > process > > > > seems to go well until I see the result. It seems like all or most > of > > > the > > > > register entries are duplicated, each with a debit and credit of the > > same > > > > amount. I have tried various permutations of exporting and importing > > but > > > > these split transactions keeps showing up. Is there someone who has > > seen > > > > this issue and figured out a way around it? > > > > Thanks, Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > > > 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 > > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > > 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 > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > 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 Carlson > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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 > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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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