Troubleshooting - How to zip and upload the company file

Problem Description:

How to zip and upload the company file on http://qodbc.com/send

Solution:

Please download & install 7-Zip if you haven't installed zip software. You can skip this step if you already have 7-Zip/WinZip/WinRAR installed on your system.

Compress your QuickBooks company file using 7-Zip

You need to navigate to your company file location, where you placed it. After that, you need to right-click on the company file & click on 7-Zip & "Add to archive.."



Select Archive format as "Zip," Enter the zip file password & click "OK."





Zip file created.

Compress your QuickBooks company file using WinZip/Win RAR

You need to navigate to your company file location, where you placed it. After that, you need to right-click on the company file & click on "Add to archive..." select Archive format as "Zip," & click "OK."



You can set the password by clicking on "Set password..."



Enter the password & click "OK."



Click "OK" to create a zip file.





Zip file created.



After the zip file is created, navigate to http://qodbc.com/send & fill in all the details and upload the file using the "Attach File" button.



After the company file is uploaded, click "Complete Upload File" to complete the upload.



Using the QODBC site, you can upload company files with max 300 MB size. If your company file size is more than 300 MB, you can upload it to a third-party file-sharing site.

Please find below the list of third-party sites:

www.hightail.com
www.dropsend.com
www.sendspace.com
www.mailbigfile.com
www.wetransfer.com