I’m happy to see you in the Intuit Community, SFK.
Allow me to chime and provide additional information about backing up and viewing of company file.
After the conversion process, you can back up the company data using a flash drive. Before restoring the file, make sure your boss is using the same QuickBooks version.
A company file can't be opened in another QuickBooks Desktop version. For more information about the limitations, check out this article: Company file compatibility.
If it meets the requirements, let’s go ahead and restore data. Let me provide you the step by step process.
- Go to QuickBooks, then choose Preferences.
- Select Backup, then double click the .dmg file.
- Drag the company file ((.qbXXXX file extension) to the folder where you want to store it .
- Drag the Attached Documents Library folder to the location where you store the QuickBooks company file.
- Click on the copy of the file.
- Go to File at the top menu bar, then choose Open Company.
- Select the .qbb file, then click Open.
- Click OK.
- Enter a name for the restored file, and then click Save.
Here’s an article that will visually you through the process: Restore a backup (.dmg) in QuickBooks Mac.
The steps I provided should get you pointed in the right direction restoring the file.
If you have additional questions about QuickBooks, please post a comment below. I’ll be right here to answer them. Have a great weekend ahead.
