According to the 'Notes' section at the end of the following link to Quicken Support: 'This procedure moves a Quicken for Windows data file from one Windows computer to another Windows computer. If you want to move a Quicken for Macintosh data file to a computer that is running Quicken for Windows, you must export the data file. Instructions for exporting Quicken for Windows data into Quicken for Macintosh can be found at Quicken Help & Support.'
Quicken Essentials for Mac is Macintosh version of popular Quicken personal finance management software. It contains almost all features of Quicken for Windows. It contains almost all features of Quicken for Windows.
The following link gives details for Quicken for Mac 2007 and earlier: If that doesn't help, you may also want to check with the Quicken Community forum.