Portable File
Tried using portable file for the first time and the client couldn't restore with it...Anyone else?
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09/13/06 5:04am PDT
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01/27/06 10:33pm PST
make sure you are both on the same version with updates. we had the problem till our server was updated as well.
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01/27/06 10:43pm PST
Thanks, will have to check that out. I thought we were...the default is for automatic updates now..so it's likely that we were.?A Dios! (lit. To God!)
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01/28/06 3:25pm PST
Did they use Portable Company File>Open ?
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01/28/06 6:05pm PST
Thanks, Karl, I'm the one who created the file...so I'm pretty sure I would have followed that logical path..It was under File menu as I recall...it made the file, which was about 10% the size of the backup. He couldn't restore it, tho'. Assumed it was a bug. This was hmmm...two weeks ago, maybe 2 1/2..in release land.?A Dios! (lit. To God!)
01/29/06 8:00pm PST
I have used the Portable file and it worked great. 176Mb file regular was only 26Mb for portable. Moving it by ftp was much much faster.
Bruce
02/01/06 11:20pm PST
I am using pro 2005. is this portable file available in this version? or are you just referring to back up and restore? I back up and restore, how does the client continue to update his file while you have the backup and may be doing some modifications?
02/02/06 7:13am PST
The Portable file format is only available in 2006. I it is not a substitute of the Accountant's Review.
It is a smaller substitute for having a backup of the data file.
02/02/06 2:54pm PST
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I had an issue where with several clients, QuickBooks would have an error in opening their portable company files. I called QuickBooks and they told me I needed to make sure I was opening the portable file FROM and opening it TO a local hard drive. It actually worked. Don't know why it would have errors just because I was working of a network drive. It's a little inconvenient to have to copy it to a local hard drive and then copy it back to the network, but it worked at least.
