What is Intuit Data Protect Error and how to resolve it?
                     HOW TO DO AWAY WITH INTUIT DATA PROTECT 
ERROR? KNOW THE PRO WAY
DATA FILES ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND FUNDAMENTAL PART OF ANY 
APPLICATION. THE USER NEEDS TO KEEP DATA SAFE AND SECURE, SECURING THE 
CRUCIAL BUSINESS FILE FROM EXTERNAL VIRUSES, BUGS OR DATA LOSS AND 
DAMAGE, PHYSICAL DETRIMENT OF THE DEVICE, MISPLACE OF HARD DISK, ETC. SO 
TO MAKE IT EASY AND ORGANIZED, THERE’S FREE SERVICE ACCESS PROVIDED TO 
QB DESKTOP PRO PLUS, PREMIER PLUS, AND QB ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTIONS 
CALLED INTUIT DATA PROTECT (IDT). THIS DATA PROTECT CAN NOT ONLY BACKUP 
YOUR QUICKBOOKS-RELATED FILES AND FOLDERS BUT BACKUP THE DATA ON YOUR 
ENTIRE SYSTEM TOO. WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BACKUP FAILS AND PITCHES AN 
“INTUIT DATA PROTECT ERROR”? WELL, THIS IS WHAT THE BLOG IS THOROUGHLY 
GOING TO EXPLAIN, SO CONTINUE READING.
ANY ISSUES OR QUERIES WILL BE SOLVED IN A FEW SECONDS, JUST BY 
CALLING QUICKBOOKS SUPPORT SERVICE AT 1.855.738.2891 BY THE HIGHLY 
EXPERIENCED QB PROFESSIONAL
WHAT LED TO THE BACKUP FAILURE WITH INTUIT DATA 
PROTECT?
BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ERROR, THE USER HAS TO BECOME AWARE OF WHAT 
CAUSES THIS ERROR SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE TO HIT THE HAMMER EXACTLY. NOW 
ALLOW US TO TELL YOU THE CAUSING FACTORS.
• ONE MAJOR CAUSE CAN BE THE TIGHT SECURITY OF YOUR FIREWALL OR SECURITY 
SOFTWARE. IT POSSIBLY BLOCKED INTUIT DATA PROTECT, AS THIS GOT SUSPECTED AS 
HARM. 
• INTUIT DATA PROTECT WILL RAISE AN ERROR IF IBUENGHOST.EXE FILES ARE NOT 
RUNNING AS A SYSTEM USER.
• IF THE APPLICATION, I.E., QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP AND INTUIT DATA PROTECT, ARE 
OUTDATED, THERE IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY THAT YOU’LL CONFRONT AN ERROR.
• THERE MIGHT BE SOME DAMAGE OR ISSUE WITH YOUR COMPUTER'S STORAGE SPACE 
OR WINDOWS, ETC., ADDING TO THE ERROR. 
YOU CAN RECTIFY THE ERROR BY CHECKING ON THESE POINTS. NOW LET US HELP YOU 
WITH TROUBLESHOOTING.

PROPER GUIDE STEPS TO GET THE BACKUP 
ACCOMPLISHED BY IDT
THE IDT ERROR THAT READS "INTUIT DATA PROTECT BACKUP FAILED: FIREWALL OR 
CONNECTION ISSUE" CAN BE REMOVED BY UNDERTAKING A FEW SIMPLE STEPS. LET US 
GIVE OUR ATTENTION TO THESE STEPS:
METHOD: UPDATE INTUIT DATA PROTECT TO THE LATEST RELEASE
TO KEEP UP WITH THE REBUILDS MADE BY INTUIT, YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL 
THE LATEST RELEASE OF INTUIT DATA PROTECT. TAKE THESE STEPS: 
• GO TO THE HELP MENU TO CHOOSE UPDATE QUICKBOOKS.
• HIT ON THE UPDATE NOW TAB.
• FROM THE LIST GIVEN, CHOOSE DATA PROTECT, THEN OPT FOR GET UPDATES.
• TAP ON THE CARET SYMBOL (^) FROM THE DESKTOP TOOLBAR (BOTTOM-RIGHT 
CORNER).
• NOW RIGHT-TAP THE INTUIT DATA PROTECT ICON ( APPEARS LIKE A GREEN PADLOCK ), 
THEN HIT ABOUT INTUIT DATA PROTECT.
• SELECT UPDATE- AFTER COMPLETION, TAP OK.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE UPDATED THE IDT, YOU MUST TRY RESTARTING YOUR DATA BACKUP. IF 
THE ERROR STILL TROUBLES YOU, IMPLEMENT THE INTUIT DATA PROTECT DIAGNOSTIC 
TOOL.
THE BLOG AIMS TO HELP ITS READERS BUILD STRONG KNOWLEDGE ABOUT 
INTUIT DATA PROTECT ERROR. IT HIGHLIGHTED THE CAUSES OF THE 
ERROR'S OCCURRENCE, THEN THE STEPS THAT A USER MUST TAKE TO 
ELIMINATE THE ERROR. IF THE ERROR PERSISTS EVEN FURTHER, THEN 
CONSULT WITH THE EXPERTS OF THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP SUPPORT TEAM AT 
1.855.738.2891.