Copy Quickbooks data from one computer to another 4 posts mcj. Wise, Aged Ars Veteran. Copy the *.QBW file from the old computer into a folder on the new computer. Then open the file in QB2008.
Looking to run QuickBooks on a NAS We are a small tax and bookkeeping business with 12 users, half of which are seasonal during the tax year. We have had 3 physical servers with 2 OS's on bare metal and 2 on a hyper-visor.
With EOL approaching we will need both new hardware and software. We are looking to sunset our complicated server environment and move to a simple work-group setup with a NAS (Synology or QNAP) for file services. The only known issue we face is multi-user QuickBooks and it's reliance on running the Database Manager on Windows. I know there is a Linux package for Quickbooks-Enterprise, but this takes skills and it's not clear this can be installed on these NAS's specifically or even available for QuickBooks Premier. The world of technology is changing. Now more than ever before it seems that there should install packages for popular NAS devices.
This would allow SMB practices to operate a multi-user environment with little technical skills on a relatively low cost infrastructure. Indeed it seems like this configuration would be a big selling point for anyone using the product, especially in the 2-10 user market. Is anyone else looking for this functionality? Hello there, NAS isn't currently a supported Windows Operating System. Both QuickBooks and the Database Manager will not install using it.
However, you can activate the Alternate Setup Mode as a work around to store your files on a NAS drive. Before doing so, please be reminded that this process is not recommended. It’s still best to use QuickBooks on a Windows machine to properly install the DataBase Manager and to maintain optimal stability. To Setup for NAS drives with multi-user, you need to perform the steps on each workstation. Here's how:. Make sure QuickBooks Desktop is closed and the QBW32.exe is not running in the task manager.
Go to C: ProgramData Intuit QuickBooks (Year). Edit the QBW.ini file in notepad. Enter ENABLENONRECOMMENDEDMODE=1directly under the MISC section. Save the QBW.ini file and open QuickBooks Desktop. Switch to Multi-User mode.
When you get the H202 error, you should see the Alternate Setup button has returned if the.ini file has been correctly edited. Select Alternate Setup. By performing the steps above, QuickBooks Desktop will now work in the alternate setup mode and Mult-User access restored. Here's some great resource with guidelines that you can check on:. I recommend letting our engineers know you'd like to use NAS. To do this, simply send your feedback by following the steps below:. Go to the Help menu.
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