Deleting audit trail in Quickbooks Desktop 2018

Hello there, @texas7.

Thanks for checking the related post from our QuickBooks Articles hub. Fiat Lux - ASIA is right. Since the Condense Data options is only available for 2019 versions, using a third-party application would be the best option. 

You can visit the QuickBooks App Store to search for the right apps that best integrate with QuickBooks and works well for your business needs.

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Thanks for the response (both of you).

I'm leery of 3rd-party apps.  Is there any other way, within Desktop 2018, that you know of to get rid of the trail?

I'd even be up for just buying 2019, but I don't see if available (and I'm not interested in moving to QB Online).

Thanks.

@texas7 

If you are reluctant to use 3rd party apps, you can purchase a 3rd party service to remove it as I mentioned earlier. Unfortunately there is no other way. 

Hello again, Fiat Lux - ASIA.

I appreciate you for always sharing your knowledge about QuickBooks. This will definitely help other users as well in the future. Please keep on posting here in the Community.

Keep safe and have a great rest of the day.