Backing up the Company files in QuickBooks is an indispensable task. It safeguards the accounting data against risks of data loss. The backup serves as an alternative to any technical issues or data corruption confronting the company files. If you are facing some company file issues and want to instantly restore the backup of the Company files in QuickBooks desktop, and then abide by the steps mentioned in this walkthrough.
Importance of Restoring QuickBooks Company Backup Files
Restoring your QuickBooks Desktop backup files becomes necessary under the following circumstances:
- If the QuickBooks Company file got inadvertently deleted.
- When data get damaged due to some virus or malware, you are bound to restore the company files in QB Desktop software.
- When utilizing any of the available tools/utilities to repair the corrupt file becomes tedious and difficult.
Steps to Restore Backup files in QuickBooks Desktop
You don’t have to be concerned about losing data because you can recover it by restoring the backup of your company file. Follow the steps below to finish the restoration process on the QB desktop in no time:
- The first action to be taken is to run QuickBooks.
- Next, move to the File menu.
- From there, hit a click on Open or Restore Company option.
- Subsequently, press the Next button.
- After that choose Open or Restore Company File, followed by restore a backup copy.
- And then, choose Local Backup.
- Now look for the company file backup on your hard drive.
- Tip: If you’re storing your data on an external device, such as a USB drive or a cloud service, you should move it to your hard drive first.
- In the next step select the folder where you saved the.qbb file by clicking Next.
- Also click on Open, followed by choosing Next.
- To overwrite the data, follow the instructions provided in the subsequent steps.
- Return to the Open or Restore Company file option and then choose the folder where you want to save the Company File.
- Next, click on Next.
- Now, open Save Company File and navigate to the damaged company file.
- Choose the file and grant permission to overwrite the data.
- After that, select Yes.
- Also, confirm your agreement by clicking on Yes.
- Afterward, select OK.
- Now go to the QuickBooks Login page and enter the Admin login and password, once the overwriting process is finished.
- Finally, re-enter all your transactions from the backup date to the current.
- If you haven’t created an Admin password, go to the QB signup page, and then follow the given instructions:
- First, create a unique username.
- Then, in the Sensitive Data Protection Setup window, type Password and confirm it.
- Choose a specific question and a response once it is prompted on your screen.
- You can re-enter all of your transactions after joining up.
Summing Up!
Culminating the article, this writing articulated easy steps to restore backup files in QuickBooks Desktop. For professional assistance, you can talk to our QuickBooks desktop support at 1-800-761-1787.
