These are the steps to make backup or restore in the Quicken software for MAC. Next you have to select Quicken –>Backups –> Automatic Backup.After that, you have to choose a number of backup files to want to store in your software.To connect the backup folder you have to check the automatically backup data file.Select the Quicken option –> Edit –> Preferences à Backup from Setup.
Select Business Lists to include invoice items and all templates (only in Quicken Home & Business).Select For Macintosh Users to includes securities, security prices, and the last-saved budget so you can import them to a Quicken for Macintosh file.Select Security Lists to include all your securities, security prices (including price histories), security types, and your investment goals.Select Memorized payees to make available from QuickFill and the Memorized Payee List all the transactions you had Quicken memorize in the previous file.Select Category List to include the Tag List in addition to your list of categories.Select Account List to include all your accounts.Select Transactions to include the data in the account's register or transaction list.In the Include in Export list, select the items to include in the export.To export all transactions, enter the dates of the first and last transactions in your register or transaction list. To export only those transactions that occurred during a specific interval of time, enter the beginning and ending dates of that time interval.
In the Quicken Account to Export from list, select the account from which to export transactions.Enter a name in the File name field, and then click OK to return to the QIF Export window. Click Browse to select a different location.Quicken automatically adds the correct file extension. Enter a name for the export file at the end of the existing path (make sure there is a backslash \ before the file name).In the QIF File to Export to field, Quicken displays the preset path of the export file.Choose File menu > File Export > QIF file.Unless you need to transfer investment or business data, we recommend that you skip the steps below and use QXF export instead. QIF is being replaced over time by new QXF (Quicken Transfer Format) file format. QIF (Quicken Interchange Format) is a legacy file format that is used to transfer financial data between websites and applications.