Quickbooks question

[tmike]

I have a client who is using 2005 premier contractor edition and in spite of my suggetions did not back-up any data. The program has a corrupt file and will not open up. I have tried to install over the existing program but it will not install. If I install the program in a different directory it will install but the data is missing. My question is 1) is there a way I can drag a data file from the corupt program and have it restored to the newly installed program? or 2) I do have a back-up on my computer of an accountants copy of his. Is there any way it can be used to restore the company file? Thanks in advance for any help. -Mike-

[joelgilb]

you should be able to either copy the data files, presuming of course they are not corrupt, or just point the new installation to the old files. Of course backup the old files with some external software, or just copy them to a CD.

Note the files you are looking for end in the following;

.qbw (main file and may be all that is needed)

.qbw.tlg

& .qbw.nd

Depending on version of course.

Note, that if the data file is corrupt, sometimes Intuit can still recover it.