File Extension | OFX |
Full Name | Open Financial Exchange Format |
File with a .OFX extension contains financial data – transactions, declarations, data on finances stored in an open format, designed for purpose of exchange of such data between different entities.
File Extension | QDF |
Full Name | Quicken Financial Data Format |
File with a .QDF extension contains financial data, such as information on balance, accounts, wallets and transactions. It is a main data file of the Quicken Personal Finance Software and along with it, different sorts of program files regarding this data, with the .Q** extension filename, can be found.
File format conversion is the process of transforming a file from one format (referred to as "OFX") to another (referred to as "QDF"). This may be necessary for various reasons. For example, OFX file may be incompatible with the software or device we want to use to open or edit it. In such cases, converting the file from format OFX to format QDF becomes essential.
So, how can we perform OFX to QDF file conversion? Fortunately, there are many tools and computer programs available that enable file format conversion. These tools work by reading the data from the file in format OFX and transforming it into format QDF. This allows the preservation of the original information contained in the file, even after changing its format. Below you will find a list of OFX to QDF converters.
If you have already downloaded one of the converters and installed it on your computer, you can proceed to the appropriate conversion process of OFX to QDF. Handling all the programs is usually very intuitive and is based on the same pattern of conduct. We will briefly discuss a few steps that you always need to go through while changing the format of the OFX file:
File extensions are not normally displayed to users. To change this, go to Control Panel, select Appearance and Personalization and Folder Options. Next, select the View and find the option "Hide extensions for known file types". The option should be deselected (cleared) and confirmed with OK.