Use QuickBooks clean install Tool efficiently to reinstall QB

QuickBooks is one of the wide accounting software which has marked his presence in the accounting world. QuickBooks Desktop is used by many small and mid-sized companies to manage bookkeeping, accounting, filing tax, etc. QuickBooks also offers a cloud-based cloud-based version that accepts company payments, payroll functions, and managing and paying bills. Despite having good features, sometimes users have to face many problems in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Clean Install tool can help the users to troubleshoot the software to resolve errors. In this article, we've given some methods to use Clean Install Tool to install QuickBooks. However, you can contact our professional experts for QuickBooks support at (844)-932-1139 and get instant help.

Note: Before performing the un-installation process, you must have a QuickBooks Desktop downloaded file or installation CD with the license number. For data safety, make a backup of your data file.

What is QuickBooks Removal Tool?

QuickBooks Removal Tool is a great tool to repair the damaged QuickBooks Desktop functions. To fix the installation issues users should uninstall the QuickBooks software and rename the existing folder, and then re-install the QuickBooks Desktop. The complete process is called Clean Install of QuickBooks.

Key points for QuickBook Clean Installation.

  1. Make sure the installation process completes, you didn't end the installation in between

  2. Backup the company file to avoid any data loss.

  3. log in to your computer as an administrator.

When is the QuickBooks Removal Tool needed?

  1. Compter start displaying errors when opening more than one file

  2. QuickBooks showing installation errors

  3. Re-installing the QuickBooks didn't work for common error codes.

QuickBooks Clean Installation can fix the following issues.

  1. On-going errors

  2. Unrecoverable errors of QuickBooks

  3. Company file & Display problems

  4. Errors in opening any company files

Methods to Perform a QuickBooks Clean Installation Tool

Method-1 Uninstalling QuickBooks Desktop

  1. Press the Windows + R key on the keyboard and type "Control Panel" then press enter

  2. From 'Control Panel', select 'Programs and Features' or 'Uninstall a Program'

  3. From the list of installed programs, select the QuickBooks version that is displaying the errors.

  4. Click 'Uninstall/Change' and then, click next.

Method-2 Uninstall QuickBooks and rename the installation folder manually.

  1. Uninstall QuickBooks with 1st Method

  2. Open the 'File Explorer' and then navigate to the QuickBooks company files folder

  3. It will be usually in one of these locations:

  • C:\ProgramData\Intuit\QuickBooks (year)

  • C:\Users\(current user)\AppData\Local\Intuit\QuickBooks (year)

  • C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks (year)

  • 64-bit version C:\Program Files (x86)\Intuit\QuickBooks (year)

  1. Right-click the folder and select Rename

  2. Write 'old' at the end of the folder name, doing this will prevent QuickBooks to open it when you reinstall.

  3. Reinstall QuickBooks Desktop, and open it.

If you see any error message when trying to rename the folder:

  1. Open Windows Task Manager

  2. Go to the Processes tab.

  3. Select the name column to sort the list

  4. Select the following process QBDBMgrN.exe, QBDBMgr.exe, QBCFMonitorService.exe, Qbw32.exe, and then click on 'End Process'

  5. Select 'Yes' if you see a confirmation prompt.

We hope that these methods will help you utilizing QuickBooks Clean Install tool, if you are still confused about the procedure, you can contact our team of experts to assist you at (844)-932-1139