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Let me share additional information on how to move your company file from one QuickBooks to the other.
To use this feature, you must be the QuickBooks Administrator and you must have Windows Admin privileges for the new computer where QuickBooks will be installed, which must also have Internet connectivity. You also need a USB flash drive with enough free space to hold your QuickBooks files. QuickBooks will even tell you how much space you will need on the flash drive as part of the migration process.
To move your company using the Migrator Tool, here's how:
On the old computer:
On the new computer:
You can get the steps here: Move to or reinstall QuickBooks Desktop in another computer
Meanwhile, to install QuickBooks manually to your new device, follow the steps below:
For more detailed instructions, you can check this article: Installing QuickBooks Desktop.
Once installed, you can now restore the backup copy of the company file from the old location to the new computer. Here's how:
You can read through this article in case you get installation issues along the way: Using the QBInstall tool.
Keep me posted if you have other questions. I'm always here to help.