How to Repair QuickBooks Desktop Detailed Guide

When QuickBooks Desktop encounters program-related issues or errors, it needs to be repaired. The errors can appear in different forms and affect almost every user. If your QuickBooks Desktop is damaged, you may have difficulty opening or restoring company files, running reports, doing online banking, running payroll, or even starting QuickBooks. Various QuickBooks Desktop issues are caused by program damage and can easily be fixed by repairing QuickBooks. Our certified Pro-Advisors have explained How to Repair QuickBooks Desktop in this article, so read the entire article until the end for detailed instructions.

The steps to repair QuickBooks Desktop are as follows:

1. First, restart your PC to close other programs that may affect QuickBooks.

2. Ensure that your company file is backed up.

3. Go to your computer's Control Panel.

4. Uninstall any unnecessary programs from Programs and Features.

5. Select QuickBooks and click Uninstall/Change.

6. Then click Continue and Next.

7. Wait for the Repair to complete after clicking Repair.

8. Click Finish and restart your computer after completing Repair.

IMPORTANT: QuickBooks Clean Install Tool can also be used to completely remove the app from Windows and install it again from scratch.

Fix any errors that may occur during the process

Follow these steps if you get an error message or a message such as Files in use during the repair process:

1. Then click Ignore.

2. You might have to click Ignore several times in order to continue the Repair.

3. Click Close and restart the computer.

Repairing QuickBooks Desktop Using Advanced Methods

Method 1: Use QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool to repair QuickBooks installation

1. Choose QuickBooks Tool Hub from the Help tab in QuickBooks 2020 or later.

2. You can download QuickBooks Tool Hub online if you have an older version of QuickBooks.

3. Using the desktop shortcut icon, launch quickbooks tool hub after the installation has been completed by opening the program installation file with the .exe extension.

4. Select QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool from the Installation Issues tab.

5. The tool might take more than 20 minutes to repair the QuickBooks Desktop installation, depending on your computer's configuration and performance.

6. Afterward, run QB and see if you still encounter the same issue as before.

Method 2: Run Quick Fix my Program to fix common QuickBooks program file errors

1. Go to the Program Problems tab this time when you relaunch QuickBooks Tool Hub.

2. If you select "Quick Fix my Program", the tool will find and fix any glitches in QuickBooks Desktop.

3. Check to see if this solution resolves the issue.

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