In this case they may need to export the data into a different format (once again, depending on the version they have) and then using a newer version of Quicken (but not a recent version) or another third party app to import the data and export it into a suitable format for use/importing by the current version of Quicken. On the other hand, if they want to make full use of the data in a newer version of Quicken, then importing CSV files may not even be supported (depending on the version and platform, etc). These can then be imported/viewed in a plethora of software (including Apple's Numbers and MS Excel). Once that works fine, I'd copy across the five binary files and test to see that they can be opened and viewed just fine from within Quicken Essentials for Mac.Īssuming this works as expected, what you need to do from here depends on what the end goal is, and the actual version of Quicken Essentials for Mac.įor example, if all they want to do is be able to view the data if/when needed, then exporting to CSV files may be all they need to do. Broadly speaking, I would create a virtual machine running Mac OS El Capitan and then install Quicken Essentials for Mac onto that.
