QuickBooks understands the needs of its users and brings the solutions accordingly. It is considered one of the most innovative and technically advanced accounting applications for small to medium-sized enterprises as it provides a wide range of tools and features to make these processes easier. When you upgrade your computer system to a newer and better version, you also need to transfer all the data to the new system. Along with other application data, you also need to move QuickBooks Desktop to a new computer. Users have two ways of doing this transfer either by using the Migrator Tool or manually. In this article, we will discuss the detailed process to move QuickBooks Desktop to a new computer.
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What do you need to move your company files to another computer?
Before moving on to the actual process to move your company files to another computer, let us first analyze and be prepared with the things that we need to carry out the process of migration.
You will need an external storage device such as a flash drive to store the files.
Keep the new computer connected to an internet connection.
Backup your files before initiating the process to prevent any data loss whatsoever.
Download and install the application and all the required add-ons on the new computer and
Using the Migrator tool for moving QuickBooks to a New Computer
Here are the detailed steps on how the migratory tool can be used for moving QuickBooks to a new computer:
Reach the ‘File’ menu in QuickBooks on the older computer and then select ‘Utilities’.
Click on the ‘Move QuickBooks to another computer’ option.
Press the ‘I’m Ready’ button and then create the One-time Password.
Follow the on-screen instructions to copy the files to the external storage device.
Attach the storage device to the new computer.
View the files on the device and run the ‘Move_QuickBooks.bat’ file.
The Migrator tool will launch and will prompt you for the password that you created earlier.
Input the key and click on the ‘Let’s go’ button.
Wait for the process to complete
You should be able to perform these steps very smoothly. Through this article, we tried to understand the detailed process to move QuickBooks Desktop to a new computer and the key points that we should take care of while doing that. If you have further queries regarding this topic or you need an expert’s assistance, then contact us at our 1.800.579.9430.