Computer transfer

[pegkerr]

Ah. Ok. The old Quicken records cannot be transferred over. No need to tell us that it's a simple matter of turning the files into .qif files and importing/transferring them over. It's not. We've used a lot of split transactions, transfers between accounts, and memorized transactions, and Quicken can't translate those. And if it can't translate a transaction, it just sort of throws it anywhere. Thousands of transactions. My 401(k) balance is now $28,404,120.46. I wish. My checking account is $-151,144.70. I don't think so.

This is much easier if you understand that it simply can't be done. There's no point in trying to correct transactions fifteen years back to straighten it all out.

So we forget about moving files over. We finish out 2004 on the laptop and do the taxes on that. And we start entering 2005 from scratch on the new computer. Urgh.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

That's horrible. It's the official position of the company?

B

[callunav.livejournal.com]

Um, um, um--it's, um, very Buddhist! It er quickens your abandonment of attachment to worldly matters.

It's a spring festival! That's why taxes are in April! It's all about transformation and renewal and starting fresh!

Okay, I give up. That just sucks.

[amandageist.livejournal.com]

I use a checkbook. That I write in. In pen.

On the one hand, harder to sort. On the other, less prone to technological issues.

~Amanda, who sometimes is happy to be a technoSquib and thus not perturbed by the tsunamis of software bugs

[zephyrious.livejournal.com]

This is from Quicken something-or-other for Windows to Quicken 2005 for the Mac? Just curious because I have a task like this waiting on my to-do list and I might as well learn from your experience.

Not sure if I've said "hi" before, I came by here after madlorivoldmort mentioned you in her journal some time ago. I particularly enjoy reading about your daughters since I have an (almost) 8-year old daughter myself. Good luck with your writing, sounds like you are gaining some momentum lately.