importing files into GnuCash

[Patrick Doyle]

Hello Doug,
I successfully imported 10 years of Quicken Data into GNU cash just
last month.  (I decided with the new year, I wanted to make the switch
from Quicken to GNUCash).  The hardest part about importing my Quicken
data was setting up my chart of accounts in GNU cash to match the way
I had abused Quicken for 10 years.  (I have a rather non-standard way
of tracking my budget -- it's kind of like using Microsoft PowerPoint
to maintain a Christmas Card mailing list -- it works for me, but I
would never advocate that anybody else use it.)

If you've used Quicken the way way Intuit intended, tracking income
and expenses as separate income and expense categories, it should go
very smoothly for you.  I would encourage you to just try it --
install GNC, export the data from Quicken, import it into GNC, and see
what happens.  All it will cost you is some time.

--wpd


On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Doug Hughes <doug.general.1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have used Quicken for over 10 years. I would like to save and use the
> data inn these files for at least the last 5 years.
>
> Will GnuCash import Quicken data ?
>
> Will it connect to my bank for automatic downloads ?  Several standard
> formats are available from my bank. QIF, QFX, QBO, CSV, etc
>
> Are any of these importable by GnuCash ?
>
> I am so frustrated by Intuit/Quicken, I want to dump them.  I am hoping
> that you might be the place to go.  I am not a bookkeeper, but I have
> learned a little over the years.  Probably not as much as I think I might
> know.
>
> If possible, please response to this email.  If your response goes to some
> chat room, I will probably never find it.
>
> Thanks for your help,          Doug
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