<title>Learn about converting a Quicken file</title>
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<klink type="cncpt">Tell me about converting a Quicken file</klink>
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<p>When you convert your Quicken file, Money creates a new file that contains the same data. Your original Quicken data remains untouched, so you can still use it in Quicken. While you can't go back and forth between Quicken and Money in the same file, you can convert individual accounts back into Quicken by exporting them from Money, and then importing them into Quicken. </p>
<p>After your file is completely converted from Quicken to Money, Money shows your converted accounts and balances, as well as any issues that needed to be resolved during the conversion. <frgmnt sku="biz">Note that Money Small Business does not support conversion of Quicken Home & Business files.</frgmnt></p>
<p>Converting your Quicken file to Money is a three-step process:</p>
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<li>Prepare your Quicken file for conversion. <alink type="prcdr" href="PrepareaQuickenfileforconversiontoMoney.xml"/></li>
<li>Convert your Quicken file to Money. <alink type="prcdr" href="ConvertaQuickenfiletoMoney.xml"/></li>
<li>Verify that your data converted successfully. <alink type="prcdr" href="Verifythatyourdataconvertedsuccessfully.xml"/></li>
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<p variant="note">If you're using a version of Quicken prior to Quicken 3.0 for Windows, you cannot convert your file directly to Money. Instead, export each of your Quicken accounts to a QIF (Quicken Interchange Format) file, and then open Money and import the QIF files. <alink type="prcdr" href="ConvertaQuickenfiletoMoney.xml"/></p>
