Transfer QB from desktop to Mac

It's nice to see you posting here in the Community space, Mike.

I can guide you in transferring your company file from QuickBooks Desktop Pro to QuickBooks Desktop for Mac without paying for new licenses. 

To do so, you can install the free trial version of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac. Once done, you can now convert your file. But before doing so, ensure you have a supported QuickBooks Desktop for Windows version. It also needs to be updated to the latest release. Then, follow the below steps:

1. Open the file as the administrator.
2. Go to the File menu, then select Utilities. Select Copy Company File for QuickBooks Mac, then follow the onscreen instructions. QuickBooks will create a MAC.qbb (backup) file.
3. You’ll see a message that says "It looks like ‘QuickBooks for Windows’ might be a better fit for your company," Make sure to check what data isn’t converted from Windows. If you want to continue, select Yes.
4. Go to the folder you want to save the file in. Name the file, and select Save. Make sure to not use special characters in the file name.
5. Move the file to your Mac by using any storage device such as USB flash drive, etc.

After that, it'll create MAC.qbb file copy of a QuickBooks Desktop company file that you can restore in QuickBooks for Mac. For the complete list of the steps you need to do, follow the steps from this article and go to Step 2: Convert a QuickBooks for Windows file to QuickBooks for Mac.

For future reference, see this guide for more information about working with QuickBooks for Mac: QuickBooks Desktop Mac User’s Guide.

If you have additional questions or concerns about transferring your data, feel free to leave me a comment below. I’ll be happy to help you out.

@mikecronan 

You still have to pay something with the following options:

1. Keep your QBD 2020 Pro and buy a new license for Parallels + Windows OS

2. Buy a new license for QBD Mac