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Summary: This blog describes the detailed process to restore a QuickBooks company file from a local backup. If you fail to restore the QB data from the backup, use Stellar Repair for QuickBooks Software to recover the data following a few simple steps. Download the free demo version to preview the recoverable QB data before saving it.
QuickBooks is a highly useful accounting software used to manage accounts in small, medium, as well as in enterprises of large size. Irrespective of all these, the QBW file of the software that stores all these data is neither immune to nor prone to corruption issues. When the corruption occurs to the QBW file, all the stored data becomes inaccessible leading the concerned enterprise to a standstill with all its accounting information at stake. Such a situation is unacceptable, especially, because the most important ‘Company File’ becomes inaccessible. To handle this situation, you can employ a manual method of restoring the QuickBooks Company File from the local backup. However, this is possible only if you created a backup earlier.
Well, you will be able to restore a QuickBooks Company file from a local backup. With this, you may repair a damaged Company file in your system. Nonetheless, to do so, you have to be in a single-user mode. Plus, QuickBooks Desktop Pro version will require you to enter or create a password for the ‘Administrator’ user before you can restore the Company file from the local backup containing all crucial and confidential data. The information may include credit card numbers, ATM pin number, social security numbers, FEIN information, etc.
Note – To restore the Company file from the local backup, you need to have a password for the Administrator account as a part of the restore process. If you do not have, you need to create one.
Restoring the Company file from the local backup is overwriting the damaged Company data with the Company data from the local backup copy. Then, you should re-enter all transaction records that occurred from the day you created the backup copy to the current day and make your Company file up to date. Get the detailed steps below:
Note: If you saved the backup copy online, select the Online backup option instead of the Local backup.
Note: Instead of executing Steps #1 through 6, you can select File| Back Up Company| Restore Previous Local Backup from the Menu Bar. Then, you can select the name of the Local backup file to use from the side menu of choices as displayed in the image below:
Note – The interface is for QuickBooks Pro 2017.
Note: To finish restoring the Company file if you did not create a password for the Administrator user account, follow Step #13 through Step #18!
So these are steps to restore QuickBooks company file from the local backup. Now, what will you do if manual method won’t give the desired result after restoring the local backup?
In this case, you can go for Stellar Repair for QuickBooks® Software to repair corrupt QuickBooks company file because the deviation may either be due to damaged QBW file or any discrepancy in carrying out the steps essential for the restoration of the local backup copy of the QuickBooks software. There exist varied reasons to use QuickBooks® file repair software which are as follows:
Moreover, the software is compatible with Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7. Last but not the least, its user-friendly interface paves the way for a seamless recovery.
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I think the software approach is much better. The manual method is a daunting task that can kill your multiple hours without any outcome.
Hi Sophie, thanks for your feedback.