Rob Pickering wanted to switch from Quicken Essentials to iBank 4 personal finance software for Mac, but found that moving his data from Quicken Essentials was no easy task. So, he developed a handy-dandy data conversion program to help to do the job. Rob also shows you step-by-step how iBank imports Quicken Essentials (or any CSV) data, which is a quicker option, but Rob's program does the import into iBank better in that you'll have less data to clean up after the import. What could you possibly have to clean up? Stuff like transfers between accounts, split categories and tags.
Get the details on how to move your data from Quicken Essentials to iBank at RobPickering.com: Goodbye Quicken Essentials 2010 for Mac, Hello iBank 4. Read the entire blog post, all the way through the comments, to get the most out of transitioning your data.
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While moving from Quicken or MS Money to iBank 4 is simple, iBank 4 unfortunately makes moving from Quicken Essentials a hassle.
Overall though iBank 4 is worth the work and is a big step up from Quicken Essentials. If you are interested in learning more please visit iBank 4 Reviews.