Qb file size

Support Guides. Version Intuit Wrote New Rules with QuickBooks Since the inception of desktop accounting applications, vendors have limited the number of years of data available - exactly two years.

Why File Size is Important The problem with carrying data year after year: It adds to the overall file size, which eventually increases the probability of corruption It slows down the user experience as the file gets bigger, and takes longer to load in QQube over time. The database is open and closed every day - and not always normally, e. Multiply if you have network users. Corruption probability increases. Inactive classes, accounts, names that must remain, but add to the bulk.

Intuit changes to data, field structure, and functionality from year to year. If you have a file from or - it is corrupt in our eyes. Besides almost 20 years of data?

Intuit Has Opinions on Operational File Size - We Disagree During the past two decades in which we have been involved in data extraction for QuickBooks desktop, we have arrived at some "rules of thumb" with regard to file size.

The most common transactions we see corruption are in the following order : Receive Payments Time Tracking "Transaction Query" which is a specific type of query in the SDK Of course the same Intuit authorities who downplay file size, are the same ones that gave you "Enterprise holds 1 million items".

However if your file size is greater than our recommendations there are three options: Rebuild the QB file, and load into QQube. Just post your comment below, and the Community Team will be sure to get back to you. Thank you for your response. Our QB has , targets. We're using the Enterprise Contractor Edition. We've been storing info since and we rely heavily on that old data when looking back on old customer invoices. We are in the process of upgrading to new computers and a faster internet connection.

I'm also trying to set it up so I can work from home, which is why we were looking to move to an online version. I've heard that because we have such a large file and are using Enterprise that it is recommended that a QB remote system be used instead of attempting to upgrade to online.

What are your thoughts on this? QuickBooks Support Get started Topics. Enter a search word. Turn off suggestions. Enter a user name or rank. Turn on suggestions. Best Answers. Level 7. What is the maximum file size to import all company data to quickbooks online I have read that there is no limit on file size, just on number of targets. Your QuickBooks Desktop file will also replace your entire QuickBooks Online file and overwrite any existing information.

You must be an Administrator user on your Quickbooks Online account. Your QuickBooks file must be under , targets file size does not matter. To trim it down, see Trimming your QuickBooks Windows file for import. If you receive any errors regarding the file you're importing, see Errors Importing to QuickBooks Online. To understand key differences and unsupported features prior to moving, see What's not imported when you move from desktop to online.

Not applicable. What is the maximum file size to import all company data to quickbooks online I've read it's 20 MB, which is an appropriately very-small QB Windows file, as QB Online doesn't have nearly the capacity that QB Windows has.