How to Restore a Backup file in QuickBooks

Backup are created for QuickBooks company file in order to protect it against accidental data loss. Backup copies are important in QuickBooks because if for any reason you lose a data, you can restore your company file using your backup copy.

The following steps explain how you can restore a backup file.
1) Click ‘File’ at the menu bar and select ‘Open or Restore Company’ from the drop down list 

2) The ‘Open or Restore Company’ window below appears.
Select ‘Restore a backup copy’ by clicking the belly button 

Click Next to continue

3) A window titled ‘Open’ appear showing the list of backup company files. Choose from the list the company file you want to restore. 

Click ‘Open’ to continue.

4) A window ‘Open or Restore Company’ window below appears, asking you where you want to save the new restored company file. 

Note:  Do not overwrite your existing company file with this restored one, instead rename the file to a name that is not being used yet.
Click ‘Next’ to continue.

5) A window titled ‘Save Company File as’ below appears, telling you to choose where the restored company file will be saved and also to rename the newly restored company file to a name that is not being used in order not to overwrite the existing company file. 

NOTE: Never restore a company file without renaming it first unless you intend to overwrite your existing company file. If you do so, you will lose all data in your existing company file.
If you did not rename the newly restored file and you click ‘Save’ to continue, an information message window titled ‘Confirm Save As’ will open telling you the company name already exist and also asking whether you want to replace it or not.

Click ‘Yes’ to replace the existing company file to the newly restored file
Click ‘No’ to go back to the previous window in order to rename the company name.