Quicken data file
File type: Various data file
A qfd file is a proprietary Quicken data file. It stores personal finance information created by the Quicken software.
The format is associated with Quicken for Microsoft Windows and Quicken Essentials for Mac.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 6, 2026
The qfd file extension is associated with Quicken, personal finance software originally developed by Intuit and now published by Quicken Inc. A qfd file can contain a user's financial accounts, transactions, categories, and related personal finance information.
The file stores information used by Quicken rather than serving as a general-purpose exchange format. Compatibility can therefore depend on the Quicken edition and version that produced it. Quicken is available for Microsoft Windows, while Quicken Essentials was an older Quicken product for Apple macOS and Mac OS X.
Quicken Essentials for Mac is discontinued, and the qfd format is a legacy format. Current Quicken editions may not open every older qfd file directly.
Open a qfd file with the Quicken edition that created it. On Windows, start Quicken and use its command for opening an existing data file. On macOS, use Quicken Essentials for Mac if it is available and was used to create the file.
If a current Quicken edition does not recognize the file, try the original or a compatible older edition. Do not edit the file with a text editor, because it is a proprietary data file and is not intended to be read as plain text.
The qfd format is not generally convertible by a standalone file-conversion utility. If Quicken can open the file, use the program's built-in export or data-transfer options to move the financial information to a format supported by the target Quicken edition.
If Quicken cannot open the file, moving the data may require an intermediate, compatible Quicken installation. A generic file-conversion utility cannot reliably convert qfd files.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving qfd files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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