Legacy Company Files

Legacy company files with .pls extension filenames

If you have legacy files with the extension of .pls, do not try to open these files by double-clicking on the file(s). Use AccountEdge to open the file(s).

Some background:

• If you had your data files associated with an older version of software such as MYOB Plus 11
• If you recently updated your Adobe Acrobat programs to the latest release (note that Acrobat now includes the ability to embed both audio and video files)
• If you have iTunes installed on your machine

Attempting to open company files with the .pls extension by double-clicking on files can lead to data loss. Apparently now, files with a .pls extension are considered Play Lists of audio files.

The following steps will help to minimize risk when attempting to update these old company files with AccountEdge 2010:

• Change the filename extension from .pls to .myo
• Create Desktop shortcuts that open AccountEdge first, and then the company file. For example, this is a typical AccountEdge 2010 sohrtcut command line for a shortcut file: C:\AccountEdge2010\AccountEdge.exe C:\AccountEdge2010\myfile.myo
• Never open a company file without first changing its extension to .myo
• If you open your company file without a shortcut, launch AccountEdge first, and use it to open your company file
• Verify and Backup your company file daily