QuickBooks creates a MAC.qbb (backup) file. Choose File > Utilities > Copy Company File for QuickBooks Desktop Mac.In QuickBooks for Windows, open the company file you want to convert.QuickBooks Enterprise files will not convert.īefore you start, be sure that you’re familiar with what data is convert from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks Desktop Mac. QuickBooks for Windows files from 2010 to 2012 should convert as well, but are not officially supported. An article on our support site explains exactly how to do this. If you are using a QuickBooks for Windows version that is earlier than 2009, you can still open your file in QuickBooks Desktop Mac. So if you have QuickBooks Desktop Mac 2020, you can convert your file from QuickBooks for Windows 2018, 2019, and 2020. versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant Edition for the same year as your version of QuickBooks Desktop Mac or the two previous years. You can convert any company file to a Mac version from a U.S. You’re probably wondering if you can convert your QuickBooks for Windows company file into QuickBooks Desktop Mac. So you’re switching from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks Desktop Mac.