How to Move QuickBooks Desktop To a New Computer

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How To Move QuickBooks Desktop To a New Computer

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Requirements to move QuickBooks to a new computer

• Before starting the procedure, we think, it will
  be good to know some important points and some
  requirements to move QuickBooks to a new
  computer.
• A single user of QuickBooks can move
• the QuickBooks software through the migration
  tool up to 3 company files.
• You need to create a complex password to allow
  everything which is copied to the new computer.
• You also need to create a backup of your company
  files.
• Keep a USB flash drive with enough space to save
  or store all the backup of company files.
  Generally, the storage size chosen by the users
  is 150-250 MB.
• Keep the detail of your QuickBooks product like
  license number, version, and etc.
• A high-speed internet connection on both
  computers is mandatory.

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Methods to move QuickBooks to a new computer

1. Move QuickBooks Desktop using the migrator tool.
2. Move QuickBooks Desktop to a new computer
   manually.

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Move QuickBooks Desktop using the migrator tool

• Youll create a complex password to unlock
  everything that is copied to your new computer.
  Write the password down so you dont forget it.
  Youll only need this password once and only for
  the migrator tool.
• The tool will copy up to the last three company
  files opened to a USB flash drive.
• Youll use the USB flash drive to move the files,
  but the Migrator Tool does all the technical
  work.
• The tool will download the correct version of
  QuickBooks Desktop to your new computer and sets
  it up with your files.
• The tool wont reformat your drive or erase any
  of your other files.

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Set up and use the QuickBooks migrator tool

• On the new computer
• Insert the USB flash drive. Due to Windows
  security restrictions, the Migrator Tool wont
  automatically open.
• Open the flash drive to view its files and
  double-click the file Move_QuickBooks.bat to
  start the migrator.
• Enter the password you created, then select Let's
  go.
• Wait for the Migrator Tool to finish. Note This
  will depend on the speed of your computer and
  internet, and the size of your company file(s).

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Drawbacks of move QuickBooks with migrator tool

• The multi-user setup configuration has to be
  performed manually.
• Setup for payments and payroll processing is not
  automated, and users will have to log in manually
  on the new system. A similar process has to be
  followed if you are using Intuit Data Protect
  (IDP).
• All company files, other than the 3 most recently
  opened ones, will have to be copied manually.
• No manual backups will be moved by the Migrator
  Tool to the new system.

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Move QuickBooks to a new computer manually

• You can manually move QuickBooks to a new
  computer by creating a backup of your QuickBooks
  company file to avoid any kind of loss.
• The first thing you have to do is to create a
  backup of your file and license information to
  restore the data again in the newly installed
  QuickBooks.
• Now go to the new computer and store the
  QuickBooks backup files.
• Now install the latest release of the QuickBooks
  software in your device with either the
  installation files or with a CD.
• After the installation process, Now you will be
  required to restore the QuickBooks backup files.
• After completing the restoration process now you
  can delete the QuickBooks software from the old
  computer.

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What do after moving QuickBooks to a new computer

• In order to check that after installing the
  QuickBooks software into a new computer it is
  operating perfectly, you need to follow these
  steps.
• After the installation process, you need to login
  to QuickBooks along with all the services you are
  using from Intuit.
• If you want to copy all the company files from
  your old computer then you can copy these files
  into an external device and then you can paste
  these files on the new computer.
• After this, you have to create a backup of your
  QuickBooks company file in the new computer too.
  After completing this the migration process will
  be completed successfully.

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