Hello there, @Went.
Thanks for joining us here in the Community today. I can guide you on how to retrieve your information from QuickBooks 2008.
If you've created a back up for your company file before, you restore a backup company file by using the Restore Backup For Earlier QuickBooks Version utility instead of the standard Restore command.
To do that:
- Go to the File menu.
- Select on Utilities.
- Click on Restore Backup For Earlier QuickBooks Version.
- Select the (...) button next to the Backup filename field.
- Choose the backup company file, then select Open.
- Select the (...) button next to the Restored filename field.
- From the Save in the drop-down, select the folder where you want to save the restored company file.
- In the File name field, enter a unique name for the restored file to avoid overwriting an existing company file, then select Save.
- Select OK.
To get more information about this process, please refer to this article: Restore a backup company file.
This amount of information should help you retrieve your QuickBooks 2008 company file, @Went.
Feel free to reach back out to me if you have any other questions about this concern. Have a great day!