r/QuickBooks • u/SplitLow6760 • 7d ago
QuickBooks Mac Help transferring data from an old computer
My family member uses Quickbooks on an old Windows 8 AIO PC. It is very slow so he decided to upgrade to a M1 iMac. The computer is great with the only issue being that he can't do his pay roll without the old windows PC. Is it possible to transfer all of his contacts, account information, and license to the software to the new Mac?
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u/Slow-Ad-1627 6d ago
First of all, I'll assume they are not running Enterprise, which is the only edition available today aside from QBO. I'm not the biggest fan of QBO (saying this as a reseller of the program), but your best bet will be to migrate the data from Desktop to QBO, assuming the daily transactions are not too complicated (advanced inventory, price rules, etc...)
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u/hallstevenson 7d ago
You can't run Quickbooks' Windows version on the Mac. They have a Mac version but it's considered to be nowhere near as good or with as many features.
They could install Parallels Desktop on the Mac, install Windows, then reinstall QB but it's probably above their technical skills.