[GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

[Kenneth Schneider]

In order to minimize errors during import I first exported the account (categories) tree and imported that into GC. We’re there still errors?, yes but it was manageable. I then exported the data by year into qif files for import into GC. It made my life easier and reduced the number of errors I had to fix.

Ken Schneider 

> On Sep 26, 2019, at 9:59 AM, randix <butterandsalt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In all seriousness, I recall that when I tried to import my data from
> Quicken, I ran into so many problems and inaccuracies of the transactions
> going into the wrong GnuCash account, etc., that I concluded it was just
> easier and I'd have more confidence in entering the transactions manually
> from the accounts that were important to me for X period of time, then have
> to spend hours and hours reviewing "imported" entries and trying to chase
> down inaccuracies.  It took me some time, obviously, but in retrospect, I
> have no regrets over that approach, and the beer made it somewhat
> enjoyable...
> 
> 
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