[GNC] Closing out QB Pro?!

[sunfish62 at yahoo.com]

This comes up with regularity on the lists as people look to abandon QuickBooks and come to GnuCash.

There is an entry in the FAQ on the wiki (https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_import_my_data_from_Quickbooks.28TM.29.3F) that explains that QB uses a proprietary format that no one has put in time to decipher, rendering it non trivial for a user to migrate. I'm reasonably sure that this information is still accurate, with regards to GnuCash capabilities in late 2024.

I will also note that while there is information online about Quicken's *other* formats, there is nothing about how a QBX file is structured. This suggests that OP will not find any help with converting into a GnuCash friendly format. 

Further, previous discussions on this topic (Google search: "quickbooks site:lists.gnucash.org") have revealed that QB doesn't offer its users the kind of export that GnuCash advisors here suggest (QIF, QFX, and OFX are the usual list recs).

The past threads that I scanned in the archives came to the same conclusion: close out your QB books, change over to GnuCash as of a certain date, and start fresh. Optional: continue using QB for a period of time, either in parallel, or for reference. 

⁣David T. ​

On Nov 17, 2024, 4:29 AM, at 4:29 AM, David Cousens <davidcousens49 at gmail.com> wrote:
>John,
>
>I would try importing the .qbx export file as an OFX file if you can
>open it with a text editor. There is a good chance that it is just a
>proprietary version of the OFX standard format since it is intended for
>export of Quickbooks data to accountants who may or may not be using
>Quickbooks and Quickbooks has given it a non-standard extension to
>confuse everyone. You can find details of the OFX file format  at
>https://docs.fileformat.com/finance/ofx/
>, https://www.financialdataexchange.org/FDX/FDX/About/OFX-Work-Group.aspx?a315d1c24e44=2
>to compare the .qbx file with to check whether it is in an OFX format.
>
>David Cousens
>
>On Fri, 2024-11-15 at 23:04 -0500, john at aronetics.com wrote:
>> Hey y'all,
>> 
>> Thank you for building GNUCash.
>> 
>> From Quickbooks to GNUCash, what is the file transfer setup from one
>> to the
>> other?
>> Is GNUCash stable in 2024+? I don't intend to step on any foots, I've
>> been
>> with Linux since late 1994.
>> 
>> Is it better on hardware or a VM, does anyone build it on a docker
>> container
>> with its own database?
>> 
>> Thank you everyone,
>> 
>> Best,
>> John
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