QB Desktop - Saving Tax Form PDF to non standard location RESOLVED

I can not help with the QB issue in save pdf

I print to pdf, have since forever, and it remembers the last place saved to.  If you do not have adobe suite with the pdf printer, cute pdf and other free utilities do

Payroll Forms PDF is not the same as Save as PDF. It's a sort of internal Attachment.

Take notes and make sure you can Reverse this, if this does not do what you need:

Open that program. At the No Company Open screen is fine; you are not working in a data file for these changes.

Use F2.

Use F3.

Click on the Open File tab.

Click on the qbuser.ini file.

Click the button Open File.

Look at those first few lines.

If you make changes, you save the changes, exit QB and relaunch it.

"ini" filetype = initialization settings.

Be very sure you understand this sort of thing, before making these changes. We don't know your level of comfort with Windows tasks like this.

So I accidentally changed the folders in my tax forms folder to pdf forms. How do I change it back to folders so I can open up my tax forms and then try to fix the path so i can see them?

Thank you reaching out to the Community. It's my priority to help you sort this out, @Csterndds. We can locate the file by clicking f2>f3, then follow the on screen steps to locate the location of your company file. Here's how: 

1. Press F2>F3 then click on File info. 
2. Click Browse and locate the file.   

To learn more about saving forms in QuickBooks Desktop, please refer to this article: Process, print, and save QuickBooks Desktop Payroll tax forms.

I've added an article for your future reference on how to view and print the Tax forms: How to view or print tax forms. 

You've got me here if you need more help with pulling up information on your saved file in QuickBooks Desktop. I'd be happy to help. Have a good one!

what if you can't save it as pdf?  

Thanks for joining the thread, @dweberii.

You'll want to install Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print PDF documents. This is the built-in application for printing or saving files in QuickBooks Desktop.

If you wish to convert the PDF file, you'll want to check for a suitable converter for it to be printed in a different file format. You can also check it with an IT specialist to help you.

Using Adobe Reader, you can print, save, and email copies of filed tax forms in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

If you have saving and printing issues with PDF Files, there are some ways to troubleshoot it.

Fill me in if you have other questions about saving and printing PDF files. I'm always right here to lend you a hand. Have a good one!