Question

How to open .qbm or .qbb files

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December 4, 2023
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I recently took over as Treasurer of our HOA. I was handed a disc containing a .qbm and a .qbb file of our associations Jan-April finances.

We have only a handful of houses in our association, and carry out less than a dozen transactions per year. I have no intention of using quickbooks going forward, because I can easily manage our minimal transactions with a simple excel spreadsheet. But I do need to get the Jan-April records.

How can I read either of these files on my PC, for the purpose of importing them into excel.

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CamelleT

I'll guide you on how to open your QBM and QBB files, Fszaba.

QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) uses different types of files to store data. QBB and QBM are QB file extensions. To open these, please refer to the steps below:

Open QuickBooks and log in as an admin.
Go to the File menu and select Open or Restore Company.
Select Restore a portable file, then click Next.
Select your portable company file. It should look like this: [Unique company file name].qbm. Then select Open.
Read the notes on Where do you want to restore the file page, then click Next.
When you're ready to open your file, hit Save.

You can click this link to view a list of common file types and extensions in QBDT for Windows and Mac: File types and extensions used by QuickBooks Desktop.

I'll also add this article to help you import your QBDT file to QuickBooks Online (QBO): Move your QuickBooks Desktop file to QuickBooks Online.

I'm ready to back you up if you have additional questions about managing your QBDT files. Just comment below, and I'll circle back to help you. Stay safe!

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FszabaAuthor

Hi.

Thanks for trying to help, but I should've explained better... the whole point is that I am trying to avoid the need to use Quickbooks, which is a very expensive program that is way overkill for our organization's simple needs.

I am looking for a solution that does not require me to obtain the very program that I am trying to avoid purchasing. Is there not a way to, say, import directly through Excel, or convert the file to a different format using some other software, or open as a text file or PDF, etc?

Fiat Lux - ASIA

Do you know which QB Desktop year version did they use to create those files last time? If no one can answer it, use the trial version of QB Desktop 2024 to restore any of those files.

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/new-subscriptions/download-trial-quickbooks-desktop-enterprise/L04IY8YVk_US_en_US?uid=lpqevlze

Then use the trial version of TP Exporter for Desktop to export all transactions out to Excel.

https://get.transactionpro.com/qbd

Another option, contact me in private and we can help to export the transactions to Excel. You don't need to bother installing both programs.