I am upgrading my computers from 2013 to 2015. When I installed it on my first computer it wanted to convert a backup it found to the new format. Is there a way to install it over 2013 and get it to convert the data file?
Upgrading from PC 2013 to 2015
Mar 18, 2015
2 Replies
Sure.
IIRC, the 2015 install process automatically "uninstalls" v. 2013.
When your 2015 installation tried to open that 2013 backup, tell it you don't want to open that file & instead navigate to your actual 2013 file.
The upgrade process should preserve a copy of your 2013 file in an archive folder, just in case you decide to revert back to 2013.
It's still a good idea, though, to make your own backup.
If it were a TRUE Quicken backup (the kind with a 'QDF-backup' filetype), Quicken can't open it. It will offer to restore it first (thus, creating a .qdf filetype). But your other procedure about navigating to the actual file type sounds sound to me and is probably what the OP wants to do, rather than using a most-likely downleveled backup file to start.
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