Hello JamesPaul,
Thanks very much for your clear instructions on adding a computer to a QuickBooks Desktop network.
We have a different QuickBooks question with another organization we are working with. I am hopeful that you can also assist me with this situation.
This organization wants to reduce their current three user QB 2016 multi-user network (with server) system to a single user standalone QuickBooks workstation that will be the only computer running QuickBooks Desktop in the very near future.
QB Desktop Pro was previously installed on this workstation via the Express installation. At that time, the QB workstation had no company files (there are four companies involved here) stored locally. All of the QB company files were stored on the server. The workstation would retrieve the QB data files from the server, as needed.
My question is, what is the best way to move the server's QB data files over to the standalone PC? Do you recommend that we uninstall the current QB 2020 software from the workstation, and then reinstall it from scratch, or can we use the workstation QB system as-is? Also, what is the best way to transfer the QB data files (company) on the server to the workstation? Should we use QBB backup files from the server, or just the QBW company files? Finally, how to make the initial connection between the server data files and the standalone QB PC?
Thanks again for your assistance with this change.
