{"id":1566,"date":"2019-11-01T16:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickbookexperts.com\/Blog\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2019-11-01T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:38:39","slug":"restore-a-backup-of-your-company-file-in-quickbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickbookexperts.com\/Blog\/restore-a-backup-of-your-company-file-in-quickbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Restore a Backup of your Company File in QuickBooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to fix a backup of your company file in QuickBooks Desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Do you need to repair a backup of your employer file? We exhibit you how.<\/p>\n<table class=\"sh-ext-lemon--table-3Sqgm\" style=\"height: 68px;\" width=\"699\">\n<tbody class=\"sh-ext-lemon--tbody-PDiFc\">\n<tr class=\"sh-ext-lemon--tr-3YIqI\">\n<td class=\"sh-ext-lemon--td-o6r5p\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sh-ext-lemon--td-o6r5p\" style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<pre><strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Note:<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>Note: Once you convert a company file to a later model of QuickBooks,<\/p>\n<p>you can&#8217;t open it in any until now version.<\/p>\n<p>If you desire to use your preceding QuickBooks version,<\/p>\n<p>you can restoration a backup file you created the usage of that version.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"sh-toc-hId-1644677285\" class=\"sh-ext-lemon--h2-2clbo\">Restore a backup company file<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"sh-ext-lemon--ol-1fbQ3\">\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">From the\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">File<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Open or Restore Company<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">Select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Restore a backup copy<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">Choose\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Local Backup<\/strong>\u00a0and then select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">From the\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Look In<\/strong>\u00a0drop-down, choose the location of the backup file.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">Select the backup file from the folder. The file name should appear as\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">[Company Name].qbb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">Select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Open<\/strong>\u00a0and then select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">From the\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Save in<\/strong>\u00a0drop-down, choose the location where you want to save the restored file.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">In the\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">File name<\/strong>\u00a0field, type a new file name. (Note: The\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Save as type<\/strong>\u00a0field will automatically populate\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">QuickBooks Files (*.QBW)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">Select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\">Carefully study and respond to any messages that show up earlier than restoration begins. Select No if, at any time, you receive one of the following messages:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul class=\"sh-ext-lemon--ul-1i-rI\">\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\"><em class=\"sh-ext-lemon--em-2ZRpM\">[Filename].qbw already exists. Do you wish to replace it?<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"sh-ext-lemon--li-xCOzz\"><em class=\"sh-ext-lemon--em-2ZRpM\">You are choosing to overwrite an existing company file. Are you sure?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you select Yes, your restored file will overwrite the current file. To keep away from overwriting it, enter a temporary filename with a .qbw extension in the file identify field. When you are positive the restored file is working properly and consists of the correct data, you can rename the restored file to the original file name which will safely overwrite the unique .qbw file.<\/p>\n<p>If you have Assisted Payroll, you may additionally get the following message after restoring the file:<\/p>\n<p><em>This QuickBooks file may be lacking some of the payroll facts that you have already despatched to the Payroll Service. Before creating any new transactions, you need to fix the lacking data via clicking Send Payroll Data from the Employees menu and then clicking the Send button.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Only pick out <strong>Send<\/strong> if the <strong>Items to Send area<\/strong> incorporates 0 paychecks for $0.00. If there are transactions listed, you can also ship duplicate transactions to the payroll service. <a href=\"https:\/\/quickbookexperts.com\/Blog\/contact-quickbook-experts\/\">Contact payroll support<\/a> to take a look at what gadgets have already been sent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-ext-lemon--p-UK6ra\">Only select\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Send<\/strong>\u00a0if the\u00a0<strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Items to Send field<\/strong>\u00a0contains 0 paychecks for $0.00. If there are transactions listed, you may send duplicate transactions to the payroll service. Contact\u00a0payroll support\u00a0to check what items have already been sent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-ext-lemon--p-UK6ra\"><strong class=\"sh-ext-lemon--strong-1R_yp\">Reset your password<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Your records\u00a0 has NOT been restored<\/em> if you failed to enter the correct admin password. Don&#8217;t worry! You can use the Automated Password Reset Tool!<\/p>\n<p class=\"sh-ext-lemon--p-UK6ra\"><em class=\"sh-ext-lemon--em-2ZRpM\">Your data has NOT been restored<\/em> if you failed to enter the correct admin password. Don&#8217;t worry! You can\u00a0<a class=\"sh-ext-lemon--a-vLJ1M\" href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/learn-support\/en-us\/reset-passwords\/use-the-automated-password-reset-tool-for-quickbooks-desktop\/00\/202652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use the Automated Password Reset Tool!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to fix a backup of your company file in QuickBooks Desktop. Do you need to repair a backup of your employer file? We exhibit you how. Note: Note: Once you convert a company file to a later model of QuickBooks, you can&#8217;t open it in any until now version. 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