ˆ To send the file back for use on a Mac, follow the instructions on the other side of this card. 1 Intuit QuickBooks 2012 for Mac.qbb files can be restored in Intuit QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Premier Accountant Edition 2012 for Windows (U.S. Versions, round-trip: between Mac and Windows). Converting a QuickBooks ® file from Mac to Windows.
You cannot open or restore a Windows file to a Mac, you must use the process below. You should not do this on a regular basis, just as a one-time thing. Convert your Windows file to a Macintosh file. Update your version of QuickBooks Desktop for Windows to the latest release. Open the company file in QuickBooks Desktop for Windows. Go to File Utilities Copy Company File for QuickBooks Mac Desktop. Save the file wherever you prefer (this creates a file with the extension MAC.qbb).
Send the copy for Mac to the Mac computer using whatever method you prefer (e.g., dvd, external hard drive, flash drive, FTP web site). Once the file is on the Mac, open QuickBooks Mac Desktop. Go to File Restore From a Disk. Select the copy for Mac, and click Open. QuickBooks will ask if you want to restore a QuickBooks Desktop for Windows file, click OK. Enter a name for the restored file, and then click Save. You cannot open or restore a Windows file to a Mac, you must use the process below.
You should not do this on a regular basis, just as a one-time thing. Convert your Windows file to a Macintosh file.
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Update your version of QuickBooks Desktop for Windows to the latest release. Open the company file in QuickBooks Desktop for Windows. Go to File Utilities Copy Company File for QuickBooks Mac Desktop. Save the file wherever you prefer (this creates a file with the extension MAC.qbb). Send the copy for Mac to the Mac computer using whatever method you prefer (e.g., dvd, external hard drive, flash drive, FTP web site).
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Once the file is on the Mac, open QuickBooks Mac Desktop. Go to File Restore From a Disk. Select the copy for Mac, and click Open. QuickBooks will ask if you want to restore a QuickBooks Desktop for Windows file, click OK.
Enter a name for the restored file, and then click Save.