Hello everyone,
I'm trying to move a company data file from QuickBooks Online to QuickBooks Desktop using the steps outlined in this official Intuit guide:
Move data from QuickBooks Online to QuickBooks Desktop
Product: Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 24.0 Release R13P (64-bit)
Despite following the instructions carefully, I consistently encounter the following error during the migration process:
Error 1009 – Internal Error: Unknown Exception
Steps I've Already Taken:
Restarted machines
Installed QuickBooks on a machine with no previous installation
Forced an update to the latest version
Tried re-exporting the QuickBooks Online data with a new data request
Regardless of these efforts, the 1009 error still occurs.
🧩 What I’ve Observed:
The error consistently appears around 94% of the way through the process using the QuickBooks Desktop Migration Tool.
After the error occurs, the newly created company file appears blank.
If I close QuickBooks Desktop and relaunch the company file, it does contain data from the QBXML file.
However, after performing some basic checks, I’ve noticed discrepancies in the data being presented.
Has anyone else run into this issue or found a reliable workaround?
