QW5 file format description

Many people share .qw5 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .qw5 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .qw5 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.qw5 - Intuit Quicken 5 for Windows Data

The QW5 data files are related to Intuit Quicken. QW5 file is an Intuit Quicken 5 for Windows Data. Quicken is a personal finance management tool, with a vast array of features.

Application:

Intuit Quicken

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Intuit Quicken 5 for Windows Data related extensions:

.ufa: UltraMixer File Archive
.ups: UltraMixer Preset Data
.usbz: UltraMixer Sample Bank Data
.vty: Quagga Vtysh Script
.md95: Adobe Director for Mac Data
.dshb: Garmin Nuvi 2597 LMT Dashboard Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .qw5 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .qw5 files. Be especially cautious with .qw5 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .qw5 file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.qw5

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .qw5 file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

qd5, qw, qwt

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.qd5: Omnis Quartz Segment 5 Data
.qw: QmailAdmin Data
.qwt: QuarkXPress Web Document Template

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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