What to do when QuickBooks Migration Failed: Expert Solutions
                     Actions to take if QuickBooks migration failed on your PC
QuickBooks has various products for different business needs, and the users are free 
to switch products according to their varying accounting needs. Many users have 
reported their QuickBooks migration failed when they tried moving their financial 
data between QB versions. In case you also face problems migrating your data, keep 
reading the blog further to discover the reasons it happens and the techniques to 
resolve it from your computer.
Give a call at 1.855.738.2784 to avail of data migration services provided by 
our QB professionals team.

What are the causes of data migration failure?
You’ll find yourself in a problematic situation if issues develop while moving your data 
and data migration fails. The possible factors that can terminate the data migration 
and can also damage the data are mentioned below -
• The company file you try exporting is damaged, or the file size is too large to 
transfer using the migrator tool.
• The QB Desktop file you are migrating has more than 750000 targets, which isn’t 
permissible.
• Windows firewalls or antiviruses block QB files or restrict software from connecting 
to other systems, interrupting data migration.
Methods for easy troubleshooting
Issues during Data migration can be serious as they can damage the data and turn it 
into an unreadable format. You need to apply the following methods to prevent issues 
during data migration -
Solution 1- Prevent QBDT files from getting 
blocked by the Windows Firewall
Data migration instantly fails when QBDT cannot connect to the internet or any other 
system due to Windows Firewall restrictions. You can download the QuickBooks 
Migration tool for a secure data transfer and check the quarantine list of your antivirus 
to ensure QB files like QBDBMgrN.exe, QBW32.exe, QBMgr.exe, etc., aren’t isolated. 
You must safeguard your QuickBooks from Windows Firewall restrictions as you’ll 
continuously face issues during data migration until then. Use these steps -
• Open the control panel and go to the Windows Defender Firewall settings menu.
• Click the Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall option in the window.
• Search for your QB product in the list and single-click on it.
• Mark the Public and Private checkboxes with a single click and save the settings.
• Close the Windows Firewall menu and try migrating your data to QuickBooks.
If the data migration suffers from issues and stops, move to the next solution.
Solution 2- Repair the data file and remove 
invalid characters from its name
QuickBooks data migration stops in between if QBDT fails to process the company 
file’s data. This can happen if the file is damaged or its name contains invalid 
characters. You must also ensure your company file is under the limit of 7,50,000 
targets if you migrate to QuickBooks online; otherwise, condense it to make it usable. 
Use the following steps to repair the data file and then remove the invalid characters 
from its name -
• Open the Company file issues menu of your QuickBooks tool hub.
• Select the Quick Fix My File option and wait until the file is completely repaired.
• Go to the location of the company file and right-click on it.
• Tap Rename and remove characters like  $, etc. from the file name.
• Save the file and try migrating it again.
Conclusion
This brings us to the end of our blog explaining why QuickBooks migration failed on 
your computer. The blog also shares effective ways to resolve the issue and ensure 
the issues don’t arise again while migrating your business data.
Consult our team of QB experts at 1.855.738.2784 if data migration issues 
persist on your PC.