The Full Guide for a Simple QuickBooks Migration Tool
                     QuickBooks Migration Tool: An 
Exhaustive Technical Guide
QuickBooks Desktop has the highest efficiency & the best tools among all 
the major accounting & bookkeeping applications currently available in the 
market. Like all other people, QB Desktop users also need to move their QB 
Desktop data to a new system due to various reasons.
For this purpose, Intuit has provided a unique tool called ‘
QuickBooks Migration Tool’ in order to successfully shift the QB Desktop 
data file from the old computer to the new computer.
Here, this detailed blog is designed to explain the full step-wise processes 
that are needed to utilize this excellent utility.
If you want swift technical guidance regarding the ‘QuickBooks 
Migration Tool’, then you can dial 1.833.802.0002 to contact our 
QB Experts Team.

Primary Requirements That Need to 
Be Satisfied In Order to Utilize the 
‘QB Desktop Migration Tool’
It is highly important to carefully satisfy the conditions detailed below in 
order to properly utilize the ‘QB Desktop Migration Tool’:
1. A robust & seamless internet connection to the new computer is 
required to successfully migrate the QB data.
2. One separate ‘USB Flash Drive’ is also needed that can handle up to 250 
MB of data effectively.
Completely Reliable Process to Successfully 
Utilize the ‘QuickBooks Migrator Tool’
The steps detailed in this section can help you to properly utilize the 
‘QuickBooks Migrator Tool’:
Step 1: Precisely copy the required QB 
Company file data into the selected ‘USB 
flash drive’ on the old computer
1. Simply launch the QB window on the old system & then precisely reach 
the ‘Utilities’ tab under the ‘File’ menu so that you are able to swiftly tap 
the ‘Move QuickBooks to another computer’ option.
2. After that, efficiently choose the ‘I’m Ready’ button and then instantly 
create a fresh one-time password as per the instructions spelled out on 
the screen.
3. Next, select the ‘USB flash drive’ that you have fixed on the old system 
& then all the required QB Company file data shall get transferred to the 
attached ‘USB flash drive’.
Step 2: Fix the ‘USB flash drive’ inside the 
new computer & then successfully execute the 
‘QB Migrator Tool’ to transfer the data
1. In this step, you will need to fix the ‘USB flash drive’ containing the QB 
data to the new computer & then you must launch the folder of the ‘USB 
flash drive’ so that you are able to execute the ‘Move_QuickBooks.bat’ 
file.
2. Now, instantly enter the password inside the on-screen field & then 
swiftly press the ‘Let’s go’ button to successfully transfer all the QB 
Desktop data to the new system.
3. Finally, once the execution of this tool has been completed, your QB 
Desktop on the new computer will have access to all the data previously 
located on the old system.
Step 3: Execute the additional QB 
services on the new computer & 
transfer all the remaining QB files
1. Now, in this step, it is recommended that you operationalize the 
additional QB services like the payroll service & the ‘Intuit Data Protect’ 
service on the new computer.
2. Furthermore, if there are any QB files that are still required to be 
transferred to the new computer, then you can move them via the 
migrator tool.
If you implement the steps explained above in the proper order, you will be 
able to successfully utilize the ‘QuickBooks Migration Tool’. For further 
guidance & help, dial 1.833.802.0002 to contact our QB Specialists Team.