So you’re switching from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac. We’re glad you’re here. So you’re probably wondering if you can convert your QuickBooks for Windows company file into QuickBooks for Mac.
The answer is: Yes! You can convert any company file to a Mac version from a U.S. Versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant Edition for the same year as your version of QuickBooks for Mac or the two previous years. So if you have QuickBooks for Mac 2015, you can convert your file from QuickBooks for Windows 2013, 2014, and 2015. If you are using a QuickBooks for Windows version that is earlier than 2009, you can still open your file in QuickBooks for Mac.
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So you're ready to switch from your old QuickBooks to QuickBooks online. Before you start, if you need to run payroll or make tax payments, do these tasks in Desktop before you export. Round Tripping is a process where you need to convert your QuickBooks Desktop for Mac file to a QuickBooks Desktop for windows file or vice versa. It is done due to different types of database each program uses. Select QuickBooks for Windows or QuickBooks for Mac from the dropdown. Windows: Choose QuickBooks for Windows > Export my Full Service Payroll information to a downloadable IIF (Intuit Interchange Format) file. Quicken data (Windows or Mac) can be converted to QuickBooks using the data converter built into the QuickBooks software. Complete information is available on the QuickBooks support site. For QuickBooks Online, go here.
It’ll just be a couple of steps more. Explains exactly how to do this. QuickBooks for Windows files from 2010 to 2012 should convert as well, but are not officially supported. QuickBooks Enterprise files will not convert. Before you start, be sure that you’re familiar with what data is convert from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac. On your Windows computer • In QuickBooks for Windows, open the you want to convert.
• Choose File > Utilities > Copy Company File for QuickBooks Mac. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Ready to adjust the image size? (An alternative approach is to right-click on the file, then select Open With > Preview.) Next, click Tools on the top menu bar and select Adjust Size. You can select how you want the image to be adjusted, depending on your purpose. In most cases, will be your Mac’s default image viewer, which means that opening it is simply a matter of double-clicking the file you want to resize. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac Once you’ve located the image, open it in Preview. 
QuickBooks creates a Mac.qbb (backup) file. • Copy the.qbb file to a CD or USB drive or some other media. (Most Macs read and write data to and from PC-formatted media.) You can also use a network or file sharing service, such as Dropbox, to transfer the file. On your Mac • Copy the.qbb file to your Documents folder.
• In QuickBooks for Mac, choose File > Open Company, select the.qbb file, and then click Open. • Click OK on when asked if you want to restore a QuickBooks for Windows file. • Enter a name for the restored file, and then click Save. Depending on the size of your data file, the conversion process can take up to ten minutes. When conversion is complete, QuickBooks opens the file.
Data that is and isn’t converted from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac Although Intuit has used reasonable efforts to include all features affected, Intuit disclaims that all features are included in these lists. Be sure to compare the newly-converted data with the original data to learn what data was not converted.
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