To backup your Quickbooks Desktop:
- In QuickBooks, go to the File menu and select Switch to Single-user Mode.
- Go to the File menu again and hover over Back up Company. Then select Create Local Backup.
- In the window, select Local Backup and then Next.
- In the Local Backup Only section, select Browse and select where you want to save your backup company file. We suggest you save to your Desktop so that that .qbb backup can easily be found.
- Set the number of backups you want to keep. This is optional.
- When you're ready, select OK.
- Select Save it now and Next.
QuickBooks creates a single backup company file end with an extension of .qbb. When it's done, you get a confirmation message.
Uploaded your Quickbooks Desktop (.qbb) backup to our office:
- Click here to open our Upload section in a different web page/tab.
- On the Upload web page/ tab complete your:
- E-Mail Address
- Your Name
- Your Mobile Phone Number
- Answer Yes to being a client with our firm. If you are not a client with our firm, Click here to first request a client record to be setup in our office.
- Provide a brief description of the Quickbooks .qbb backup including the year end date as well as providing the Quickbooks Desktop password (if applicable).
- Agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
- Click the Attach button and Browser to the location of the Quickbooks (.qbb) file.
- Once the Quickbooks Backup (.qbb) file is attached then continue by clicking the Send button.
- IMPORTANT: Once the submission is completed, please Click here to notify our office that you have submitted your Quickbooks Backup (.qbb) file.
Please note that once you submit your Quickbooks Desktop backup (.qbb) our firm is not able to return this file (or a new .qbb backup) as we utilize the latest accountants version for Quickbooks Desktop and hence this will file compatible with your version of Quickbooks Desktop.