I'm new to apple support. Didn't realize I had to type more. I just updated my imac to os x so I could use icloud, etc. To my surprise, my quicken no longer works. I downloaded quicken 2007 but can't seem to find a way to retrieve my old info. Any ideas?
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Hi, I have Quicken 2007 on an old Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 that I've been using for years. I just purchased a iMac. It's Mac OS Sierra Version 10.12.5. I do have TimeMachine. Everything transferred from the TimeMachine onto the new iMac. My Quicken, Word, and Excel didn't copy over.
I inserted the Quicken 2007 disc and got the prompt: You can't open the application "Quicken 2007" because PowerPC applicants are no longer supported.
You seem familiar with Mac, so am asking if you know how I can get my Quicken 2007 onto the new iMac?
I will take anything I can get here. Please help!
Thanks,
For what it's worth, I used Quicken 2007 years ago. I've been using Quicken for Mac 2017 since it was released last October with no issues. Of course, the Quicken features you rely on most very likely differ from those I rely on.
I suggest you read the several links under More Like This on the right side of the page. Also, you may find additional help using Google.
reading the links on the side helped me figure out that I needed to download the quicken 2007, but no where does it say how to transfer the old data from 2006 quicken. Obviously, that would be an important step! Wish I would have done my research BEFORE I updated my OS.
I saw something relevant in Re: I just installed Mountain Lion and can no longer use Quicken 2007 because "PowerPC applications are no longer supported". What do I need to do to use Quicken?.
You also might consider using a different application to try and read your old files then export them such that Quicken can then import them. For example, in one of the sidebar threads a poster used SEEFinance.
You can also find a computer using an older version of OS X with which the older Quicken works. You can then use it to export the data files in a format the new Quicken can import.
Quicken for Lion (also works w/SL and ML) will read and import any Quicken data file from Q '05-'07. From the page:
Migration is Easy
Quicken Mac 2005 – 2007 data files will automatically convert into the Lion compatible version. If you're currently running Quicken Essentials for Mac on OS X 10.7 Lion, and have previously converted from Quicken 2005, 2006 or 2007 for Mac, you'll be able to migrate your Quicken Essentials transaction data to Quicken Mac 2007 OS X Lion compatible.
Yes, as Baltwo points out, you should be able to open your Quicken 2006 data file in the newly provided Quicken 2007 for Lion/Mt. Lion sold by Intuit for $15. So, we need more information from you.
• You say you downloaded Quicken 2007: is this the $15 version sold by Intuit and called Quicken 2007 for Lion, that you can purchased at this link:
• What version of OS X were you previously using before you upgraded to Mountain Lion? What model Mac?
• Are you confusing Quicken Essentials with Quicken or Quicken Deluxe?
• Were you using Quicken 2006 on a PC and have now migrated to a Mac?
• Please reconfirm that you were using Quicken 2006 and not a version earlier than Quicken 2005.
Thanks for everyone's advice. MichaelLAX, I was using and older osX,not sure what issue, it came with my imac when I purchased it two years ago. I installed Quicken 2006 and had been using it just fine for the last 2 years. I had a crazy idea to update the OS to mountain lion,not realizing that quicken wouldn't work. After installing it, I saw my Quicken icon had an icon on it that said it was no longer supported. I read some other links on apple support that said I should have downloaded the 15 dollar quicken 2007 BEFORE I installed the new OS. I downloaded it after the fact but can't seem to get my old data to merge with the new quicken. Something about a "rosetta" program and "qif" files. (I checked my quicken 2006 CD but it doesn't say if it is essentials, deluxe, etc. I probably just bought the cheapest one) I do have an older mac (looks like something from star wars, with a big silver handle and a dome base) that is running 2006 quicken. I tried to download my data (that is no longer readable on my new mac) onto a disc and then uploaded it to my old mac. But I can't seem to get the data to go into my older quicken account. Any advice?
I know you are frustrated from updating and that is understandable. BUT: we should be able to fix it for you. BTW: this forum is NOT Apple Support: we are just Apple users like you who share our knowledge and help.
What model iMac did you recently update? Under the Apple Menu, go to About this Mac and tell us what it says; and then click MORE INFO and SYSTEM REPORT and tell us what Model Name and Model Identifier.
Your older Mac is the iMac G4 "Luxo" (so called, because it looks like the Luxo logo of Pixar turned upside down, the character from Pixar's first short film). Chances are you were using Tiger OS X 10.4.x; maybe upgraded to Leopard OS X 10.5.x. It does not support Snow Leopard or above.
My daughter purchased that iMac and we still have it and it works with Leopard OS X 10.5.8. I do not remember it coming with Quicken 2006, as I would have commandered it for my collection because I was using Quicken Deluxe 2002 up until Intuit released Quicken 2007 for Lion. But if you say that is where you got it, you must be correct.
Can you restore your newer iMac back to whatever version of OS X that it was running before? Do you have a Time Machine backup? Or other suggestions to restore the older OS X are here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4454055?answerId=20095881022#20095881022
Downloading the new Quicken 2007 for Lion before you upgraded is usually not an issue. There is a data upgrade issue BEFORE you upgrade if you, like me, were using a version of Quicken older than 2005. Then you must use Quicken 2006 or Quicken 2007 PPC version on a Mac that will run it (i.e., pre-Lion or Mountain Lion) to update the older data file to one that will work in Quicken 2007 for Lion.
When you say something about a "qif" file; where are you hearing this and in what context? This should not come up in this context, but maybe if you were using Quicken on a PC. Were you using Quicken 2006 on a PC and not a Mac before?
Quicken 2006 CD means you are using exactly that and not Essentials: GOOD!
Does your iMac Luxo have Quicken 2006 installed on it? If not, what version is installed on it? If not, perhaps you can use your Quicken 2006 CD to install Quicken 2006 and again attempt to access your old Quicken data file and see if this works.
Lastly, if you feel comfortable with emailing me your old data file, I can do the translation work for you and resend it back to you to use with Quicken 2007 in Lion. I can understand if you feel that this is sensitive data and do not want to share it with a stranger...
I had been using Quicken 2007 until Lion came along. When it came out, Intuit reported Quicken would not be supported under Lion. So I switched to Quicken Essentials for Mac and have been just fine ever since. (I'm now running OS X 10.8.2.)
Here's info on Quicken Essentials for Mac:
http://quicken.intuit.com/personal-finance-software/mac-personal-financial-softw are.jsp
By the way, I'm quite sure it will import all your old Quicken data.
Why purchase Quicken Essentials, with less features than Quicken 2007, for $49, when Quicken 2007 for Lion is only $15 (and she has already purchased it)?
AGAIN: for the OP - please confirm you have already purchased the Quicken 2007 for Lion for $15 and that is the version of Quicken 2007 you are talking about.
To MichaelLAX:
The reason to consider Quicken Essentials is that it has a different heritage than Quicken 2007 (originating with Mint), and is more likely to be around in the future. As you know, Quicken 2007 was not operable on OS X Lion for quite a while until Intuit reincarnated it. Further, the original poster to this thread had an issue, or she wouldn't have asked a question.
To Celloplayingballerina: Yes, you can probably save a few dollars by upgrading your Quicken 2007 to the Lion level. But I would seek other paths instead that look farther ahead into what will be supported on Macs. I stand by recommending either Quicken Essentials, or iBank assuming your priorities are to incorporate your old Quicken data and have software that will be kept current and grow with Mac software over the next few years.
Well, I am very interested in what the "successor" to Quicken on the Macintosh will be and yes, many people suggest considering iBank.
I purchased my original Apple ][+ so that I could run the program Home Accountant. Then after many years I upgraded to Time is Money, which ran much faster than HA. Once I moved to the Mac I changed to Mac Money and finally Quicken.
However, there is a steep learning curve with all of these "home finance" programs and quite honestly, I am very happy with the features and experience with Quicken 2007. I have read many posts that suggest there are serious problems with features missing from Quicken Essentials.
For some reason Intuit treats Macintosh users as second class citizens. Many people suggest that the best solution is to run Quicken for the PC in Bootcamp or virtualization and get the best of all worlds. I have not found the need to do that.
When Lion first hobbled Quicken (I was running Quicken Deluxe 2002 at that time), as necessity is the true mother of invention, I developed my Installing Snow Leopard (with Rosetta) into Parallels 7 in Lion solution so that I could continue to run Quicken Deluxe 2002 in Lion:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439
When Intuit released Quicken 2007 for Lion, I upgraded my data file to the 2007 version and then purchased this program and I have been very happy using it ever since.
celloplayingballerina's problem appears to be an anomoly and that is why I am trying to get all the facts to determine why she is having this problem; a problem that many other Quicken 2007 users have not faced. You can see many successful transitions listed in the comments on this blog:
I understand and agree with your remark that Intuit seems to be placing Mac users on the back burner. I just hope they don't do that with TurboTax, as I've relied on using it on my Macs for years as well.
But if Quicken Essentials (as well as Quicken) for Mac get left behind in the future, I'm ready to jump ship and try iBank. It has generally good press, and they offer a free trial.
TurboTax, of course, requires that Intuit update it annually. That is not true of Quicken 2007 (or Quicken Deluxe 2002, which has a more robust stock market module).
That is, I can continue to use Quicken 2007 for Lion (or Quicken Deluxe 2002 in my Snow Leopard in Parallels solution in Lion/Mt. Lion) without the need for Intuit to update this program on an annual basis. The QIF import from all of my credit cards and bank accounts continues to function perfectly.
The only loss of functionality was the link to Intuits stock market valuations at the end of a particular day. I am able to add these values manually, usually on December 31st which is the most important day to have these vaues.
My quicken won't work after I installed mac os x. I downloaded quicken 2007 but need to retrieve my info from my old quicken records. HELP!
