Convert Qbb File To Excel
Because it is a back-up file in a 'special' format. You should have no NEED (other than curiosity) to open the file and doing that risks corruption and an unusable backup.
Locate and open the Quickbooks file you wish to convert to Excel. Go to the Quickbooks file menu and click 'File,' then click 'Open.'
If you just HAVE to see what is in the file you could take a look at it with a hex editor such as FRHED.EXE (stands for FRee Hex EDitor) although if you have to ask it is doubtful you will understand the output which will consist of many lines looking similar to: 9c 0a 58 ed 99 05 58 14 5d 17 7c 41 01 5b 11 eb..X.i.X.].CA.[.[I. With a few readable words of text in the right column (where the.X.i starts).
Convert Qbb File To Excel
Does the 'other computer' you say you want to 'open' the CD on have the Quickbooks program installed? The others may not have understood what I think you are wanting to do. It appears that you want the data in the backup to appear as a normal readable file such as an account etc., but it is going to require, as one person stated, hitting file restore which would have to be done under the Quickbooks application. This may not be much help to you but the others may be misunderstanding what you are asking. By changing the file extension association in folder options. This will automatically convert the received file extension into a usable form by the computer receiving the file. This might however, make using these files on this receiving computer impossible.