Good news: Coming from MS Money to MoneyDance

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ironrod3

30 Dec, 2023 11:11 PM

Just wanted to post that I had good success (so far) moving my data from MS Money to MoneyDance. I exported the accounts I cared about as separate QIF files in MS Money. I then imported those into MoneyDance, being careful to select the correct account each time when importing. This all went well and my balances match.

I've been using MS Money since it first came out in the 90s but I'm moving to Linux Mint as my daily driver.

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  1. Importing From Microsoft Money

    Microsoft Money will not export an account you have closed in Microsoft Money to a QIF file.
    You should re-open any closed accounts that you want to export before following the steps.

    Exporting data

    In MS Money open the file that you want to export.

    • Select File > Export.

    • Choose "Loose QIF", then click OK.

    • In the "File Name" field, type a name for the account that you want to export.
      Give the...

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