Referral guide to learn about QuickBooks Clean Install Tool

QuickBooks is known for the quality of bookkeeping it provides and the precision with which it performs accounting tasks. The software can sometimes develop internal issues for which the users can use the QuickBooks Clean Install Tool to reinstall the software on their computers. If you also want to perform a clean installation of QB on your computer, keep reading the blog to understand the things you must remember before reinstallation and the correct procedure to do it.

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Things to keep in mind

There are several instances where you might need to reinstall your QuickBooks desktop to fix the internal issues. You must keep the following things in mind whenever you try reinstalling QB on your computer-

1. You must have the registered phone number and email handy, as they’ll be required to verify your identity while reinstalling QB.

2. Ensure your system has adequate space to store QB and the company files.

3. You must turn off the antivirus before installing QB to prevent the installation processes from getting stopped due to restricted permissions.

4. Your Windows must be updated to the latest version for best compatibility with QuickBooks.

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Procedure

You can either install the QB clean install tool from the official Intuit website and perform the installation automatically, or you can install the software manually. The Clean install tool helps to remove all the QB program files when you remove the software from your computer. Here are the steps for manual installation of QBDT-

Step 1- Remove QuickBooks Desktop from your computer

You must reinstall your QB desktop if it gets internally damaged or some program files stop working. But before installing the QB again, you must completely remove QB from your computer to prevent issues due to its program files. Use the following steps to remove all the QB files from your computer-

1. Open your system’s control panel and click the Programs and Features option.

2. Select the Uninstall a program option and choose the QB version you want to remove from your computer.

3. Click the Uninstall/Change option and click Next QuickBooks Clean Install Tool.

4. Let QB get completely removed from your PC.

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Step 2- Clean install QBDT on your PC

After QB is completely removed, you must install QuickBooks again on your computer. Here are the steps to follow-

1. Download the QB installation package from the Intuit website and open the QuickBooks.exe file.

2. Proceed as per the screen instructions and Accept the software license agreement.

3. Fill in your license and product number and click Next.

4. Select Express if you are a single user, and the QuickBooks will run on a single computer only.

5. Select Custom if you have to connect multiple systems using QuickBooks.

6. Click Custom and Network Options and tap Next.

7. Click the Change install location option and click Browse to enter the location or saving the QB installation folder.

8. Tap Next to begin the installation and open QuickBooks.

Conclusion

This blog tells us everything about the QuickBooks Clean Install Tool that helps to install the software on your PC. The correct procedure to install QBDT is also mentioned in the blog, and we hope you execute it on your computer to prevent issues during the software installation.

Consult our team of QB experts at +1.833.802.0002 for further assistance to rectify the error.

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