This file holds your company file and account info. A screen will pop up that shows a lot of information about your quickbooks data file, and among that will be a box that shows the location of your file. For example, if you create a company called mybusiness, quickbooks saves the company file as. When you create a company file, quickbooks creates a file with a. When you want to email or move a company file, quick books creates a compressed version of the company file with a. It uses qbw files to store financial information, templates, letters, logos, and images for a company. Quickbooks desktop file extensions list detailed guide wizxpert. This makes it easy to tell apart from your regular company file. Qbb files are by far the most common type of file we work with as opposed to.
When you back up your company file, quickbooks saves the backup. Although its likely, that some file extensions may be missing from the list of associated file. Quickbooks file doctor is a simple software to fix certain types of file and data corruption, windows setup problems, and network setup problems. In quickbooks, go to the file menu and select switch to singleuser mode. Quickbooks saves files in different formats as per its usage. Go to the file menu again and hover over back up company. When the search completes, make note of the location in the in folder column, the size, and date modified column. The qbx is a portable company file you export and send to an accountant.
File types and extensions used by quickbooks deskt. What is a quickbooks company file and how do i open it. Quickbooks file extensions and quickbooks file types with. Qbw quickbooks for windows company file this is the main out all the other extension types. The application stores your companys finances and related data in a single file ending with the extension. Although its likely, that some file extensions may be missing from the list of associated file extensions with the application, yet they can be opened, be part of, or otherwise be associated with the program. If you make a backup of your company file for an accountant, quickbooks assigns the. Create and open portable company files in quickbooks desktop.
File type, generic icon quickbooks portable company file. When you back up your company file, quickbooks saves the backup file with a. Qbw when the software is installed in a computer with windows. So, if you ever lose or otherwise cant find your company file, you can search your company for all files containing the. If you prefer, you can back up your company files yourself anytime.
The extension for a company file that may be used to enter transactions is. Thankfully, its the only file that should feature this extension. Import files, backup files, storage files, and export files are the four different file types. Allows you to give commands to quickbooks according to the type of transaction being entered. They are used to compile all company financial information together. Vt doesnt distinguish between backups and working company files. Note that if you work on multiple quickbooks company files, youll see up to four of them listed when you use this method to find your file. Qbb file, go to the file menu and click restoreqbm. The file is created when the accountants copy is exported to import it to the users company file. Locating backups and company data files quickbooks community.