I'd like to chime in here.  The "solution" for creating an archive of QBO files (that is, by migrating to QBD and in the process losing all the credit card transactions) is unacceptable.  (Yes, I've put in my Feedback to Intuit...we need more of us asking for this.)  My client has closed his company and thus no longer wants to pay for a QBO subscription but we need to keep his files in case of an audit.  I went through the process 3 times -- it kept hanging up until I went to the physical machine QBD was on, rather than go in remotely -- and finally after a very long processing time I had a file to open in QBD.  It's a large file. All I really need is the last 3 years of transactions (the length of time he's been on QBO). Can't do that.  THEN to see I can't get a balance sheet (those cash and cc accts and payables) to match what was in QBO.  I'm at a loss as to what to do.  My client will not go for buying a 3rd party app and paying me to do that work.  I'm at a loss as to what to do.  Ideas, anyone?  thanks.