Updating Your Company File to a Newer Version

Updating Your Company File to a Newer Version

When you first open your existing company file with a newer version of the Quickbooks program, you will be prompted to update the company file to run at the newer version.

Here are the steps:

- Start the new version of Quickbooks and navigate to your company file.
- Open the company file.  You will receive a message prompting you to make a backup.
- You will need to change the default location of the backup file.  Click "Change this default location".




- Click the "Change this" button. 




- Browse to your "Q:" drive and click the OK button. 




- Click the OK button again. 
- Click the Update Now button. 
- The backup will run and then the company file will be updated.   Once it finishes, click the Done button.






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