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You can delete the company file to prevent it from showing in the list of Company files. As mentioned above by @BigRedConsulting , you can locate and delete it like other files on your computer. You can type one of the following into the search bar in the Start Menu.
Make sure to include the asterisk (*) before the extension type (like *.qbw, *.jpeg, *.xls, *.js, *.docs, *.png) to ensure the search works correctly.
The default location for a company files is: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files. If you want to keep a copy of the file in case you want to check it someday, you can create a backup file. Then you can delete the company file.
If you're unable to see the file extension, you can change the folder and search options on the folder and uncheck the box in Hide extensions for known file types to distinguish the extension file type.
Please follow these steps:
If you want to remove/hide a company in QuickBooks Desktop, here's how:
I'll add some articles as your reference in creating a company file without starting from scratch:
I'll wait for your Reply to check if there's something I can help you further. I'll assist you all the way. Enjoy your day!
You don't really delete a company from QuickBooks, like you don't delete a word document from Word.
Do you mean delete the company?
If so, the company is a file, like a word documents or spreadsheet. You can locate and delete it like other files on your computer.
Thanks for posting to the Community, @terry-greenjeans.
You can delete the company file to prevent it from showing in the list of Company files. As mentioned above by @BigRedConsulting , you can locate and delete it like other files on your computer. You can type one of the following into the search bar in the Start Menu.
Make sure to include the asterisk (*) before the extension type (like *.qbw, *.jpeg, *.xls, *.js, *.docs, *.png) to ensure the search works correctly.
The default location for a company files is: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files. If you want to keep a copy of the file in case you want to check it someday, you can create a backup file. Then you can delete the company file.
If you're unable to see the file extension, you can change the folder and search options on the folder and uncheck the box in Hide extensions for known file types to distinguish the extension file type.
Please follow these steps:
If you want to remove/hide a company in QuickBooks Desktop, here's how:
I'll add some articles as your reference in creating a company file without starting from scratch:
I'll wait for your Reply to check if there's something I can help you further. I'll assist you all the way. Enjoy your day!
RE: Right now, we're unable to delete the company file.
What? Of course you can delete a company file. It's a file. You can delete it like any other file.
@BigRedConsulting wrote:RE: Right now, we're unable to delete the company file.
What? Of course you can delete a company file. It's a file. You can delete it like any other file.
we're unable to delete the company file = there is no such feature yet in QBD = we have to delete the files manually.
Should you have many company files, secure a backup copy of them (QBB) and restore them in new folder. You may delete the old folder later completely.
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