Lion Fatally Mauls Quicken For Mac

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The other is Quicken 2007 for Mac, Lion compatible version, which has more features, is closer to (but not completely the same as) Quicken on Windows. Intuit recommends that if you are new to Quicken on the Mac, you start with Quicken Essentials.

Lion Fatally Mauls Quicken For Mac 2016

With expected any day now (predictions were Thursday, July 14), it's time to get serious about the fact that the new operating system version is not expected to support older programs compiled for PowerPC processors. Root of the Problem When Apple switched from PowerPC (PPC) processors to Intel processors in 2006, then Intel version of OS X included a utility called Rosetta, which translates the PPC code into Intel-friendly code, enabling users of Intel Macs to run older applications. Reports from developers with pre-release copies of Lion are unanimous that Rosetta is no longer included.

The result is that those older applications won't run after users upgrade to the new OS. In, I showed how to check whether you're running any applications that are dependent on Rosetta.

In my case, there were several. An older version of is easily updated to an Intel-friendly version, but my older version of Intuit's Quicken financial management software proved to be more of an issue. The Problem with Quicken I've been running a copy of Quicken 2005 that was originally bundled with a G5 iMac; I've transferred it, along with my financial data, from Mac to Mac ever since. I haven't bothered upgrading it, since it ran fine on my aluminum MacBook running today's, and I haven't needed more than a few of even this older version's features. Intuit has had an on-again/off-again relationship with Mac users, with long periods where it hasn't bothered to release Mac versions of its programs, Quicken, QuickBooks, TurboTax, and more.

It has a current Mac version of Quicken, Quicken Essentials 2010, but that has been criticized for being less powerful than its current Windows version. In fact, Intuit recently Mac users: 'This option using Quicken Essentials is ideal if you do not track investment transactions and history, use online bill pay or rely on specific reports that might not be present in Quicken Essentials for Mac.' And while there's a US version of Quicken Essentials, there's no Canadian version - meaning no support for Canadian financial institutions, Canadian tax codes, etc., even though Intuit Canada has released a localized version of its Windows Quicken.

Intuit Canada's advice for Mac users: Install Windows on your Mac (perhaps using virtualization software like VMware Fusion) to run the Windows version of Quicken or sign on with Intuit's online service. Sorry, I'm not prepared to do either. If I wanted to run the Windows version of Quicken, I would be doing that on a Windows system.

Migrating to Quicken Essentials Intuit notes that it will not 'maintain your transaction history'. Instead, I got a copy of the US version of Quicken Essentials 2010 for Mac - I haven't needed the financial institution or tax code support anyway. (Some good news - Intuit is currently offering Quicken Essentials for - $24.99 instead of $49.99.) However, importing the data from my old version of Quicken wasn't particularly straightforward - and there's an issue that any user of an older Mac Quicken version needs to be aware of prior to upgrading to Lion. Quicken Essentials 2010 includes Quicken File Exchange to convert data exported by Windows Quicken or older Mac Quicken versions. However, it doesn't support my 2005 version - the only older Mac version supported is Quicken 2007. Here's the process I had to go through (if you don't have Quicken 2005, your process will be somewhat different):.

Open Quicken 2005 and Export your account data (it will have a.qdfm file extension). Delete your old version of Quicken. (I archived it first so I could get it back if needed). Install Quicken 2007 and import the qdfm file.

Export it again. The 2007 Quicken will produce a file with a.qdfx extension. Install your copy of Quicken Essentials 2010.

It will let you import the qdfx file, and you should be in business. But you have to do all this before upgrading to Lion. While Quicken Essentials 2010 is written in Intel-friendly code that will run under Lion, Quicken 2007 needs Rosetta. And to make matters worse, Quicken Essentials' Quicken File Exchange Utility - while presumably a current version - is also a PowerPC application, and since it requires Rosetta, it also won't run under Lion. The result - whether running Quicken 2005 like I was, or even Quicken 2007 (the last full-featured Mac Quicken version), or wanting to move Windows Quicken data to your Mac, you're going to have to convert your data files to Quicken Essentials 2010's format before upgrading your system to Lion. Maybe Intuit will help us with this.

It shouldn't be all that much work to create an Intel-friendly version of Quicken File Exchange. But the company hasn't shown much interest in supporting Mac users (despite claiming, 'We are committed to supporting Apple products and our Mac customers'), so I'm not going to hold my breath.

I do have my financial data running in Quicken's current version so, with luck, I'll be ready to upgrade to Lion when it's released. Hopefully Lion won't catch any other users of older Mac Quicken versions unaware.

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Intuit issued an email to their customers today announcing that they are developing a re-engineered Lion-compatible version of Quicken for Mac 2007 after numerous customers voiced their frustration. According to Intuit general manager Aaron Forth, the company is currently working on a way to make Quicken for Mac 2007 compatible with OS X Lion, and plans to have a solution ready by early spring. As you may know, Quicken for Mac 2007 does not currently work on Apple’s latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion). I understand the frustration this may have caused you and have put a team in place to address this issue. I am happy to announce that we will have a solution that makes Quicken 2007 for Mac “Lion-compatible” by early spring. There are still details to be worked out, so I ask your continued patience as we work through these.

Forth considers this to be just the first step in winning back customers who were disappointed at Quicken for Mac 2007’s lack of Lion compatibility. The company has published a FAQ on their containing details on the upcoming release, as well as answer to common questions that customers might have, as well as a notification system for letting customers know when it becomes available.