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I don't like Web based software for anything mission critical. You cannot 'go back' to the prior version which you liked better or which was less buggy. By using it you give up control.of updates, backups, features, etc. I agree that Web-based software is OK for some things, but certainly not all. You say you like Web based software (for the usual, seemingly rational reasons) but several reader comments say they want to continue using an old and/or free version of an application-which usually is only possible with locally installed software. There's a dichotomy in your article & reader comments. It would be interesting to have you views on this in a future newsletter. I would love to take advantage of the simplicity and convenience of the cloud, but can't bring myself to use it. I realize this also has risks.Īt the moment, given the major data breaches that we've seen, I really don't have a sense the cloud services are bullet proof. My thinking has been and is, that cloud services are vulnerable to a myriad of risks, not the least of which is hackers and infrastructure failure. I haven't been a fan of the cloud right from the get go. Storage however is a whole different ball game. Ive used free alternatives for years, but there is a point where I draw the line and that is online based apps AND online storage, particularly the latter.Īs for the apps, this aversion is simply because I like the warm fussy feeling of knowing that I can compute even if there's internet outage where I am. I expect to continue using my current Quicken program indefinitely.

Once you've gone through the whole procedure a couple of times it becomes fairly easy. Right click and select Move Transactions, then select the credit card account, and you're done. QIF file you want, then select the above liability account to import it into.įrom the liability account, highlight all of the transactions you want transferred to your credit card account. From Quicken, select File.File Import.QIF file. QIF imports to liability accounts, and you only have to create this account the first time. However, you can create a new liability-type of account (similar to a mortgage). QIF file directly into a credit card-type account this is part of their scheme to to cripple old Quicken versions and force you to upgrade.

#Csv to quicken file conversion download#

CSV file, so the credits will later show up correctly as Decreases or Payments in Quicken.) After conversion I then download the resulting. (There may be some idiosyncrasies, such as needing to reverse the negative signs in the Credit column of the. Use Google to find a free file format converter, such as. But Quicken won't allow direct import of a. First I go to my credit card's web site and export the current (or previous) month's transactions in a.

#Csv to quicken file conversion upgrade#

I had previously been forced to upgrade to Quicken 2013, but since then I've found a work-around (even though it requires a few extra clicks). Doing it manually would be horribly time consuming and error-prone. For me it's crucial to be able to download into Quicken the several dozen credit card transactions I make every month.

Capital) keeps disabling the transaction download feature every three years to force users to upgrade. The only reason I can see to do so is because Intuit (or presumably the new owner H.I.G. I have no desire to keep shelling out money for a new version every three years. I've used Quicken for many years now, and am quite satisfied with it as it is.