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Which QuickBooks file is which? (pt 2 .qbb)

By dburke on March 3, 2010

    • .qbb – This is the file you create when you do your backup.  I suggest you backup both locally and online on a site like Mozy or Carbonite.  In your backup options, check add date and time so that you can easily tell the most recent backup.  I suggest a small external drive, not a cd (they can get glitchy), that you can physically store somewhere else.  Doesn’t hurt to try restoring a .qbb file now and again to confirm the data integrity, but restoring a .qbb file is going to want to overwrite the original .qbw file.  If you don’t want to overwrite that file, restore to a different location or with a different name.  You can easily lose your most recent work if you ignore this!

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    Which QuickBooks file is which? (pt 1.qbw)

    By dburke on March 2, 2010

    If you’re confused, don’t feel alone.  There are several and it causes problems trying to fix problems, especially over the phone.  Here are the ones you’ll probably see more often:

    • .qbw – Top of the list, this is your company file, the one you open in QuickBooks all the time.  Shortcut to finding out where the file is being already stored - File/Open Previous Company (the one at the top of the list is your current .qbw and it will show the file path).  Suggest creating a folder at C:/Intuit and copying this file to that place (not sure about Windows 7 but if you need to do a operating system repair, My Documents can get wiped out; don’t use My Documents to store anything important). The .qbw file extension is the only file you can open QuickBooks from directly if you double-click on it.

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    Where can I find QuickBooks help?

    By dburke on March 1, 2010

    Contrary to popular opinion, I don’t live on this and neither do most of the QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisors I know:).  So when you’re stuck, where can you find an answer on your own?

    You can do this, you know. Start with a free online resource.  You’ll need to register, but I won’t send you anyplace that misuses your info.  (If they do, call me, ok?)

    • Intuit Community: I worked on this site for over 3 years and I know the people. You can post your question directly from within QuickBooks if you want to, but you don’t want to miss out on the wealth of other small business topics on the site.  Other folks on the community are QuickBooks users just like you.  They do it all every day and your odds are good you can find out what you need.  Hint: before you ask, try the Search function.  It’s not great, but try it anyway.
    • Quickbooksusers: This somewhat smaller site is all about Quickbooks, another user-generated powerful resource for you to try out.  If you bump into Shannon Tucker, tell him I said hi:)
    • Intuit Support Knowledge Base: They call it a knowledge base for good reason but often overlooked.  Knowledge base articles often show up when you Google for help.

    I was in Borders a few days ago and I noticed several Quickbooks 2010 manuals such as the Official Guide. I don’t recommend reading these front to back, but get used to knowing where stuff is in the book. One particular book, Laura Madeira’s QuickBooks 2010 on Demand, you ought to have.  I got a rave review from one client in the last month, really excited to have something so usable.  I couldn’t have said it better.

    Dennis

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