How do I restore a deleted Vendor or Contractor?

Never mind, I figured it out.  I think there should be a delete option in our message portals.

Hi there, @wanda10. 

I've got you the steps to reactivate inactive vendors or contractors. Here's how: 

1. Go to the Expenses menu, then click the Vendors tab. 
2. Select the vendor’s name, then select Edit.
3. On the Vendor information box, select Make active, then select Yes to confirm. 

For future reference, you may want to merge duplicate accounts, customers, and vendors in QuickBooks Online to move all the data into one. 

Let me know if you have other questions or need more help with activating vendors. I'll be here to back you up right away. 

may i ask how did you do it? i was trying to recover an inactive vendor but it seems it was deleted. 

hi ! how did you do it? i was trying to recover an inactive vendor but it seems it was already deleted. please help me

Hi there, @jadeblue.

It's possible that your inactive vendor was hidden on the list. This can be the reason why you're unable to see it. 

Let me show you some steps to activate his profile again. Here's how:

1. Go to the Expenses menu and select Vendors. 
2. Click the Small gear icon. 
3. Under the Other section, select Include inactive.
4. Click Make active to activate your vendor. 

Additionally, you can run several financial reports to track what you've spent in QuickBooks.

These steps should point you in the right direction when reactivating vendors, @jadeblue. I'll be at your back, so please let me know if you have any other questions. I'll be more than happy to help. Keep safe.

Thank you so much big help!!!

I am using QB 17 Pro. There is no “Expenses” Tab on the left column. There is a “Bill Tracker” Tab but when you open it, there is no “Vendors” Tab other than a drop down but it doesn’t give an option to Activate vendors. I am at [email address removed]. Thanks. 

Good afternoon, @Powercat72. 

Congrats on making your first post here in the Community Thanks for chiming in on this thread. 

The reason why these steps don't work for you is because they are for users with the QuickBooks Online version. Since you're using the QuickBooks Desktop version, then your instructions will be different. 

Here's a guide that can specifically tell you how to activate an inactive vendors in your account.

I hope this helps and gets you squared away. I'm only a comment away if you need me. Have a great day! 

Did you find a solution to your problem? I am running QB 2019 and there is not an expense menu that I can find.

Hello, RC39. 

Thank you for reaching out to the Community. The steps provided above are for QuickBooks Online. This is the reason why you're unable to see the expense menu.  

For QuickBooks Desktop, you can restore the deleted vendor by going at the top menu bar, clicking Vendors, then selecting Vendors Center. It will show all active and the one you've deactivated. 

I'm glad to show you how: 

1. Click Vendors, then select Vendors Center. 
2. On the Vendors tab, press the drop-down arrow and tap All Vendors.
3. Look for the vendor's name that you want to reactive.  
4. On the Edit Vendor window, make sure to unchecked the Vendor is inactive box. 
5. Hit Ok. 

If you need to work multiple customers and vendors in the future, check out the Add and edit multiple customers, vendors, and items for more details. 

Let me know if there's anything else you need about reactivating a client. I'm always right here to help. Stay safe!