
Open your QDFM ( File > Open File) if it doesn't open with the program. Drag the Quotes document with the gold dollar sign to the Trash (or the Desktop). Hold the Control key and click on the data file. Hold the Command key and click on your data file to open it in Finder. Spotlight search ( Command + Spacebar) for QDFM. If the above does not work OR you cannot open your data file, try this approach: Note that this will warn you that it will reset lot assignment back to FIFO method. To repair ALL investment registers, while in the Portfolio window, press Command + Option + L (it may appear to do nothing this is normal). Then press Command + Option + L (it may appear to do nothing this is normal).
To repair only ONE investment/brokerage register, open the suspect brokerage register.
Next, you can choose to do a repair on either one brokerage register or on all investment registers. If you can open your data file, try this first to check the condition of your Portfolio: Quotes files occasionally become damaged, preventing Quicken for Mac from opening ("Unable to open file") or causing Quicken for Mac to crash (".has unexpectedly Quit").