Repair Your QuickBooks File with File Doctor - A Step-by-Step Tutorial
As a QuickBooks user, few things are more frustrating than your company file suddenly not working correctly. Between unexplained crashes, missing transactions, and error messages galore - a corrupted data file can grind your bookkeeping to a halt. Before you panic and call the IT pros for primary data recovery operations, try using the built-in QuickBooks File Doctor first. This powerful utility can automatically diagnose corruption issues and complete repairs to restore full functionality in most cases. In this step-by-step tutorial, we'll walk through the process of using the File Doctor for QuickBooks to resolve common data file problems. With just a few clicks, you can have your QB file back up and running again in record time! Step 1: Back Up Your QuickBooks Company File Before we dig into repairs, our first step is to back up your existing QuickBooks data file. This preserves a snapshot of your current File to revert to if needed. Go to File> Back Up Company > Create...