Question

.tlg file

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
January 30, 2021
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I have 3 companies using QB Desktop Pro Plus 2020. Every time I open or leave one of them, QB installs a .tlg file on my computer desktop. That may be a useful file but can I reconfigure where QB installs it? My computer desktop is getting full. I am even willing to create a folder on my computer desktop and have the files installed there.

QuickBooks Desktop

JessT

Moderator

Hi Hate the program,

TLG or transaction log contains all the changes you've made on your company file. This is important when you trace them or do some audit trail checks.

Instead of using the desktop, you can move your entire file to a different folder. Here's an article to guide you with that: Move your company files to another computer. Check out the section about moving files to a different location or moving the entire QB folder to a different location.

Please don't hesitate to reach back out if you have other questions about your files. Have a good one!

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Hate the programAuthor

I apparently was not clear. I know how to manually move files. My issue is QB apparently has a default that .tlg files are automatically put on my desktop. How can I make a change so that they are AUTOMATICALLY, by default, put somewhere alse, say in a folder I create? I know I can move them to my created folder but I want QB to do that. Thanks!!

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Klent

Level 8

So along with their question, before opening QB, can the tlg file be moved to another location, say an external hard drive. When opening QB will a new tlg file be created??

Good day, LMKetchum.

Let me share additional information about how the TLG file works,

By default, the TLG file is stored in the same folder as the QuickBooks company file (QBW file) and should be kept there at all times. If you copy the QBW file to another folder, you'll also have to move the TLG file with it.

You can move this file to another location before opening the program. QuickBooks Desktop will automatically create a new TLG file once it loses connection to the original one.

I'm also adding this article to learn more about the different file types that QuickBooks use in storing data: File types and extensions used by QuickBooks Desktop.

Do you have any other questions in mind? Feel free to leave them below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

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phitau

I have an issue with a QB desktop file. After over an hour with QB tech support and another with my IT company I gave up on recovering the file so lost two days of work. However, now the problem is the TLG file is locked (which is why I think the QBW file won't open). I cannot delete the TLG file. My computer guy tried; it is not a permissions issue on my computer it is something with the file. How can you delete a locked TLG file?

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Ethel_A

QuickBooks Team

Thank you for posting here in the Community, @phitau.

I understand you're having a performance issue with your QuickBooks Desktop file. I'm here to help you resolve your concern.

Your company file may be the main issue if your QuickBooks Desktop isn't functioning. To solve these problems, you have options.

Performance in QuickBooks suffers as the corporate file size grows. The size of your firm data file is not constrained. If your network can't handle massive data files, issues may arise.

TLG records changes made to a file since the previous backup. Performance problems may result from large TLG files. Don't delete the TLG file. Make a manual backup with complete verification to reset the TLG instead.

You can also check how to resolve QuickBooks Desktop performance issues by managing your data file.

Additionally, I recommend reviewing the File types and extensions used by QuickBooks Desktop to see how it uses different file types to store data.

If you need further assistance or have other questions, let me know by adding a reply below. I'll be glad to provide help with file names in QuickBooks Desktop. Have a nice day.

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phitau

Thanks for the reply. Not a performance issue, I just can't open the file. I gave up because I was spending more time than it took to redo what I had done in the file. But now I can't delete the file (TLG specifically). It is not an IT permissions issue it is something with the QB file locking down the file from being deleted. So my question is how can I delete a locked TLG file.

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