Over the years, the QuickBooks ware has been providing much-needed assistance for businesses to address their accounting needs more efficiently. From time to time, Intuit keeps on introducing updated versions of QuickBooks to empower its users with enhanced features. No wonder, like all the previous versions, the updated versions of this accounting software have become immensely popular as well.However, we have come to know from some of our readers that they are not being able to locate their company files after updating to newer versions of QuickBooks. Therefore, in this blog, we are going to discuss how you can fix the issue of Company files lost with Update QuickBooks.
Procedure to Find Company File after Updating QuickBooks
There is given two simple method to find the company file after updating QuickBooks.
Total Time: 35 minutes
If you are Accessing QuickBooks File you Saved Earlier on a Local System
Just Follow the below method one steps.
Search for all Company Files
First, you should visit the server system and then search for all the company files. You can do so by typing any one of the following, into the search bar. Please make sure to include the asterisk before the extension type:
📁 *.QuickBooksb (Back up files)
📁 *.QuickBooksw (Working files)
📁 *.QuickBooksy (Accountant changes files)
📁 *.QuickBooksa (Accountants Copy Files)
📁 *.QuickBooksx (Accountant Transfer Files)
Once you got the QuickBooks file you were looking for, note the location of the file.
Try Opening File
i) Open the company file (.QuickBooksw)
💠 Go to the File menu
💠 Ø Click on the open or restore company tab
💠 Click on open a company file
💠 Click on Next
💠 Select the company file
💠 Click open
ii) Restore the backup of .QuickBooksb file
💠 Go to the File menu
💠 Click on the open or restore company tab
💠 Click on the restore a backup file option.
💠 Click next.
💠 Now, select a local backup.
💠 Select the company file
💠 Click next to proceed
💠 Choose the location to keep the restored files.
iii) Restore the .QuickBooksx file
💠 Go to the File menu
💠 Click on the open or restore company tab
💠 Click on the convert an accountant’s copy transfer file option
💠 Click next to proceed
💠 The window named what the accountant’s copy can and can’t do will pop up on your screen
💠 Click next to proceed
💠 select the file you transferred
💠 Click to open it.
💠 Choose a suitable location to keep the Accountant’s copy file
💠 Finally, click on save
If you are Accessing QuickBooks File over a Network
Just Follow the below method two steps.
Verify Network Connectivity
💠 Press Windows + R together. The Run box will appear on your screen.
💠 type CMD and press Enter
💠 The command prompt window will appear
💠 type ipconfig/all
💠 Press Enter key
💠 Note down the name of the server
💠 Type Ping followed by the server name.
💠 Hit Enter
💠 See if you are getting a reply for each of the packets. If not, there are some issues with your network. Try fixing this with the QuickBooks File Doctor Tool
Search for all Company Files
💠 First, you should visit the server system and then search for all the company files. You can do so by typing any one of the following, into the search bar. Please make sure to include the asterisk before the extension type:
📁 *.QuickBooksb
📁 *.QuickBooksw
📁 *.QuickBooksy
📁 *.QuickBooksa
📁 *.QuickBooksx
💠 Once you got the QuickBooks file you were looking for, note the location of the file.
💠 Right-click on it
💠 Click on Open File Location.
💠 Lastly, open the file from the correct location.
Choose the Correct Way to open a file in QuickBooks
i) Open the QuickBooks company file (.QuickBooksw)
💠 Go to the File menu
💠 Click on the open or restore company tab
💠 Click on open a company file
💠 Click on Next
💠 Now, search for the QuickBooks company file with .QuickBooksw extension
💠 Click open
ii) Open the backup .QuickBooksb file
💠 Go to the File menu
💠 Click on the open or restore company tab
💠 Click on the restore a backup file option.
💠 Click next.
💠 Now, search for the QuickBooks Backup file with .QuickBooksb extension
💠 Click next to open the backup file
Iii) Open an accountant’s copy transfer file
💠 Go to the File menu
💠 Click on the open or restore company tab
💠 Click on the convert an accountant’s copy transfer file option
💠 Click next to proceed
💠 The window named what the accountant’s copy can and can’t do will pop up on your screen
💠 Click next to proceed
💠 Now, search for the QuickBooks file with .QuickBooksx extension
💠 Click to open it.
💠 Choose a suitable location to keep the Accountant’s copy file
💠 Finally, click on save
In this blog, we have described a step-by-step procedure to fix the issue of Company files lost with Update QuickBooks. However, if this procedure does not help in solving the issue, or, if you have any more queries, we would recommend you to reach out to some of the experienced QuickBooks experts.
FAQs
How to Restore a Backup of a .QuickBooksb File on a Local Computer?
✔ Go to the File menu
✔ Click on the open or restore company tab
✔ Click on the restore a backup file option.
✔ Click next.
✔ Now, select a local backup.
✔ Select the company file
✔ Click next to proceed
✔ Choose the location to keep the restored files.
What is the Procedure to update QuickBooks Enterprise 2018 to 2022?
✔ Here are the steps to follow-
✔ Open your QuickBooks version
✔ Select Open/Restore Company.
✔ Click the Open a company file tab
✔ Click Next.
✔ Now select Open.
✔ Next, log in to the company file as admin
✔ Click on Update Now. The upgrade process will start.
✔ Once the upgrading gets completed, click Done.
What is a QBB File in QuickBooks?
A QBB file contains a complete backup of your company’s financial data, logos, letters, images and templates used in your project. This file is often used by QuickBooks to restore the original data, whenever required.
What is a QBA File in QuickBooks?
A QBA file is a copy of the work file created by QuickBooks. It is used to enter and store financial data. This file also includes the modified data exported from a computer to the accountant’s computer. The exported data can be restored by the accountant from the QBA file.
How to Rrestore a Backup of a .qbb File on a Local Computer?
✔ Go to the File menu
✔ Click on the open or restore company tab
✔ Click restore a backup file
✔ Click next to proceed
✔ Now, select a local backup.
✔ Select the company file
✔ Click next to proceed
✔ Choose the location to keep the restored files.
