Hello, @Sgardner.
This is not the impression I want you to leave you with.
Since you've had difficulty exporting your data, I recommend getting in touch with our QuickBooks Online Support Team. They'll be able to access your account and help you with the process so that you can have your data in your QuickBooks Desktop account. I'll list the steps below:
An agent will be in contact with your shortly to help you obtain your data for exporting.
Feel free to let me know how the conversation goes below. I'm always here to help.