QB Issue Resolution:
If your QuickBooks company file’s data becomes damaged, no backup is available, and you have an Accountant’s Copy of the file (.qba or .qbx), QuickBooks can convert the Accountant’s Copy to a working QuickBooks data file (.qbw). You will need to reenter any changes you made to your company file after the Accountant’s Copy was created.
Note: If you are attempting to open and use an Accountant’s Copy from a client, you can open and convert the Accountant’s Copy transfer file.
Detailed instructions
Important: You must use QuickBooks Accountant if you are using QuickBooks 2011 or later to perform the steps in this article.
QuickBooks Accountant 2015
Open QuickBooks to the No Company Open screen.
Go to File > Send Company File > Accountant’s Copy > Convert Accountant’s Copy to Company File/QBW.
In the Open the Accountant’s Copy to Convert window, locate and select the Accountant’s Copy file that you want to convert. (This file has a .qbx or .qba extension.)
Click Open.
A dialog box will open with details about the process and limitations. To continue, click OK
In the Name QuickBooks File window, enter the file name and location of the copy you are about to create. Be sure Save as type: is set to .qbw.
A notice confirming the conversion will open. Click OK. You should now be in the new .qbw file.
QuickBooks Accountant 2011 through 2014
Open QuickBooks to the No Company Open screen.
From the File menu choose Accountant’s Copy > Convert Accountant’s Copy to Company File.
In the Open the Accountant’s Copy to Convert window, locate and select the Accountant’s Copy file that you want to convert. (This file has a .qbx or .qba extension.)
Click Open.
A dialog box will open with details about the process and limitations. To continue, click OK.
In the Name QuickBooks File window, enter the file name and location of the copy you are about to create. Be sure Save as type: is set to .qbw.
Click Save.
A notice confirming the conversion will open. Click OK. You should now be in the new .qbw file.
Note: If you do not have QuickBooks Accountant Edition 2011 and later, ask your accountant to perform the conversion and then provide you with the file.
QuickBooks 2007 through 2010 (Pro or Premier):
From the File menu choose Utilities > Convert Accountant’s Copy to Company File.
In the Open the Accountant’s Copy to Convert window, locate and select the Accountant’s Copy file that you want to convert. (This file has a .qbx or .qba extension.)
Click Open.
A dialog box will open with details about the process and limitations. To continue, click OK.
In the Name QuickBooks File window, enter the file name and location of the copy you are about to create. Be sure Save as type: is set to .qbw.
Click Save.
A notice confirming the conversion will open. Click OK. You should now be in the new .qbw file.
QuickBooks 2006
Note the location of the accountant’s copy you will convert
Download the Accountant’s Copy Conversion Tool and save to your Desktop
Double-click Accountant’s Copy Conversion Tool (in the location where you just saved it)
Double-click to open the ACCT Conversion Tool folder
Left-Click on Acc2Reg.exe in the Name column to select it, and then click on Extract
Browse to the QuickBooks 2006 installation folder directory. If you installed QuickBooks to the default install directory the folder path will be C:Program FilesIntuitQuickBooks 2006
Using Windows Explorer, browse to the QuickBooks 2006 installation folder, find the Acc2Reg.exe icon, and double-click to run the file
In the program window you see, click the Browse button
Select your QuickBooks 2006 Accountants Copy File and click Open
Enter your QuickBooks User Name and Password, and click the Ok button. The tool will begin as soon as you click the Ok button (this process may take several minutes to run depending on the size of your QuickBooks Company File and the speed of your computer
Note: You need to use the QuickBooks Administrator Password to convert the file.
The green bar across the screen will notify you when the conversion completes successfully. The tool converts the Accountant’s Copy Company File to a full working QuickBooks 2006 Company File with a new name. In this example, the new Company File name is “Sample Company.QBA.qbw”. The “*.QBA” denotes that this company file has been converted from an Accountant’s Copy File. Click on the Quit button to exit the self-help tool. You are now ready to begin working in the QuickBooks 2006 Company File.
QuickBooks 2005
The option to convert an Accountant’s Copy file to a regular company file is only available in QuickBooks 2007 and later. However, 2 options are available if you have QuickBooks 2005 and need to convert an Accountant’s Copy file:
Intuit Data Services can try to convert your Accountant’s Copy file to a QuickBooks company file for the same version year (for example, convert a QuickBooks 2005 Accountant’s Copy file to a QuickBooks 2005 company file). Refer to “Damaged QuickBooks File? We can help.” for more information about data services options.
Convert a QuickBooks 2005 or 2006 Accountant’s Copy file to a QuickBooks 2007 or later company file.
Convert a QuickBooks 2005 Accountant’s Copy file to a QuickBooks 2007 or later company file:
Convert the QuickBooks 2005 Accountant’s Copy export file (.qbx) to an Accountant’s Copy review copy (.qba).
Note: Skip this step if you already have a QuickBooks 2005 .qba file.
Open QuickBooks 2005.
From the File menu choose Accountant’s Review > Start Using Accountant’s Copy.
In the Open Accountant’s Copy window, locate and select the Accountant’s Copy export file (.qbx) that you want to use.
Click Open.
In the Name Accountant’s Copy window, enter the file name and location of the copy you are about to create. Be sure to enter .qba as the file extension.
Upgrade the QuickBooks 2005 Accountant’s Copy file (.qba) to QuickBooks 2006.
Open QuickBooks 2006.
From the File menu choose Accountant’s Review > Continue Using Accountant’s Copy.
In the Open A Company window, locate and select the QuickBooks 2005 Accountant’s Copy file (.qba) you created in step 1.
Note: If you skipped step 1 because you already have a QuickBooks 2005 Accountant’s Copy file (.qba), locate and select that file.
Click Open.
Follow the prompts to save and update the .qba file to QuickBooks 2006.
Note: The updated file is still a .qba Accountant’s Copy file.
Upgrade the QuickBooks 2006 Accountant’s Copy file (.qba) to a QuickBooks 2007 regular company file (.qbw).
Open QuickBooks 2007.
From the File menu choose Utilities > Convert Accountant’s Copy to Company File.
In the Open Accountant’s Copy to Convert window, locate and select the QuickBooks 2006 Accountant’s Copy file (.qba) you created in the step 2.
Click Open.
Follow the prompts to convert the .qba file to a QuickBooks company file (.qbw).
(Optional) Upgrade the QuickBooks 2007 company file to QuickBooks 2008 or later.
Open QuickBooks 2008 or later.
From the File menu choose Open or Restore Company.
In the Open or Restore Company window, select Open a company file, and then click Next.
Locate and select the QuickBooks 2007 company file you created in step 3.
Click Open.
Follow the prompts to update your company file to the new version of QuickBooks.
Note: QuickBooks for Mac does not have Accountant’s Copy.
Important: Once an accountant’s copy has been converted to a .qbw file, it is no longer possible to import accountant’s changes into the new file.
Resolution for Issue 'Change a QuickBooks Accountant’s Copy file into a regular QuickBooks company file.' available: Yes (Solved).
Source: Intuit Community forum.
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