tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/problems/823-quicken-mac-2006-md-importInfinite Kind: Discussion 2017-10-12T19:53:16Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/10438992010-02-17T15:59:43Z2010-02-17T15:59:43ZQuicken Mac 2006 --> MD import<div><p>I haven't ever been able to get the import process to work as
described in the MD documentation. The only process that works for
me is to export out of Quicken one account at a time. That way you
can tell MD where to put the transactions. Otherwise it comes out a
complete jumble. It can be tedious if you have many accounts to
export, but it does work properly. A note of caution, you must
export all accounts out of Quicken, even the ones that are zeroed
out and no longer used, otherwise your balances will not be right.
Also, don't even think about looking at the balances until you have
finished this process, they won't be right until you have finished
importing ALL accounts.</p></div>pierson949tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/10438992010-02-20T15:20:04Z2010-02-20T15:20:05ZQuicken Mac 2006 --> MD import<div><p>I've been chipping away at this for a couple of days. Very
tedious importing 10 years worth of accounts. I'm up to the
accounts starting with H. Not sure this is worth it!</p></div>bstewarttag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/10438992010-02-20T21:36:54Z2010-02-20T21:36:54ZQuicken Mac 2006 --> MD import<div><p>It absolutely should not be necessary to import each account
individually from a qif file created by quicken. The most common
cause of incorrect account balances after an import is the need to
set an initial balance for each account the is being imported. some
versions of Quicken export the initial balance as a transaction at
the beginning of the register others do not. In moneydance set the
initial balance by entering the account in question and then
selecting Edit account from the account menu.</p>
<p>Sincerely</p>
<p>Ben Spencer</p></div>Ben Spencertag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/10438992010-02-20T22:28:43Z2010-02-20T22:28:48ZQuicken Mac 2006 --> MD import<div><p>So, do I import the account info only the first time, then
change the balances, then import the transactions? I have many,
many accounts...everything Quicken seems to be treated as an
account: assets, bank accounts, liabilities, and many things that
are zeroed out and not used any more.</p></div>bstewarttag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/10438992010-02-20T22:32:35Z2010-02-20T22:32:35ZQuicken Mac 2006 --> MD import<div><p>It doesn't matter when you set the initial balances. You can do
it before or after you import the transactions.</p>
<p>It is important to include all the accounts in the import even
those which are no longer used and contain zero balances.</p>
<p>Ben</p></div>Ben Spencer