Recognize and Repair QuickBooks File Corruption
QuickBooks file is one of the big database which does not consists of any programs or moving parts. Well if you want the software to read the database correctly then the data must be ordered properly in the file. The database when small then it is very easy to manage for the software and keep the data in proper order and also helps to add new data in correct place. This can be good for future as it will help to find it where it is placed. But actually when the file size becomes larger than 200 MB then it becomes difficult for the software to manage every data in order.
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Because of this the result can be incorrect and at that time the balance sheet is the place to start. This may create a problem for the database as the chance of corruption increases. Accounts receivable, net income, accounts payable or some other balance sheet can be compared to some other reports in QuickBooks and these amounts does not match to the required amount then QuickBooks file can become corrupted.
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Generally when a database corrupts then it can cause an extra problem when it is connected to any outside reporting programs. When the programs use some automatic sync managers to connect to Quickbook then it is obvious that you will come across incorrect reporting in the programs. But one good thing is that the corruption can be repaired easily without any extra knowledge simply by using third party software. But one thing to keep in mind that whenever the corruption occurs then it is necessary to reduce the size of data file otherwise there is a chance of problem to return back again.
Some most common causes of database corruption
There are several causes for the QuickBooks file to become corrupt. Some of them are:
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Loss of company file
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Missing or lost QuickBooks QBW file
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Damage or corrupt QBW Database
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Damage of QuickBooks file
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QuickBooks file crash while accessing the database
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Failure in backup file restoration
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Password removal or recovery
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Errors during QuickBooks upgrade to updated version
How to Fix Data Corruption in QuickBooks
Well here is a manual process by which the corruption in database can be fixed. Simply follow the below mentioned process.
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First make a separate backup or copy a file of your data before verifying just to protect against permanent deletion of your data
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After that run QuickBooks ‘verify data’ function. This will check the corruption in QuickBooks and mention a ‘Rebuild data’.
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Then run QuickBooks ‘Rebuild data’ function. This step pulls the entire data in the file and after that reassembles it in correct order
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At last, run the QuickBooks ‘verify data’ function again. When the verification completes then test the file by simply running reports which were showing errors to check whether it has been fixed. But if you see the errors still existing then make sure the data is corrupted
Solution
Well when nothing works in fixing the database corruption then using third party software will be the only solution left to repair the corrupt database. QuickBooks File Repair Tool is one of the best tool to solve the corrupt database. This is the best way to repair corrupt data and to recover all important files from QuickBooks database and can prevent corruption, damage and inaccessibility of files. It works on strong algorithm and provides an efficient repair of all financial and business information such as employees, vendors and clients. This software is embedded with interactive user interface which makes the repair more smoother and easier and strong algorithm to provide powerful and fast recovery operation. QuickBooks Recovery supports QuickBooks 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007.
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