Make a copy of your QuickBooks Online Advanced company (formerly ChronoBooks)

Learn how to create a copy of an existing QuickBooks Online Advanced company and use it to start a new one. This feature is only available for QuickBooks Online Advanced.

Want to create a new company and not start everything from scratch? You can copy an existing QuickBooks Advanced company and overwrite a blank one. You can even select the exact time and date you want to copy the data from.

If you just need to save your accounting data, here’s how to back up everything.

Note: In the following steps, the source company with all the data will be named “Company A” and the company we want the data to download to will be named “Company Z.” You are free to name these companies however you please.

Step 1: Create blank a company file #

Let’s create a copy of Company A. We’ll call this blank company file Company Z then overwrite it with Company A’s information. Company Z should be empty. Give Company Z a unique name so it’s easy to tell apart. Sign out when you’re done.

Step 2: Set up the Online Backup and Restore feature #

If you haven’t already, turn on the Online Backup and Restore feature for the companies you want to make a copy of and export data to. For full steps, follow “Step 1: Turn on the Online Backup and Restore feature” in the backup article for both Company A and Z. Enable backup for Company A only.

Note: Enable backup for Company A must be completed before proceeding to step 3.

Step 3: Copy a QuickBooks Online Advanced company #

Now we’ll copy the data from Company A to Company Z.

  1. Be sure to be signed in to Company A.
  2. Go to Settings ⚙, then select Back up company.
  3. Source Company A and target Company Z should both be listed on the Online Back-up & Restore homepage.
  4. From the Action ▼ dropdown menu, select Copy… for Company A.
  5. Verify that Copy from has Company A listed.
  6. In the As-of field, select the date and time of the backup you want to restore.
  7. Verify that Copy to has Company Z listed. This is the company we’re overwriting and copying to.
  8. Select Create Copy.
  9. Type Company Z’s name.
  10. Select Copy to confirm you want to overwrite Company Z with a copy of Company A.

You’ll receive an email once the copy from Company A to Company Z has finished. Depending on the amount of data you have, times for completion may vary.

Next steps: Fix copy and restore issues #

Did you migrate your company from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online Advanced? Some data may come over that isn’t readable in QuickBooks Online. That also means the Online Backup and Restore feature won’t save it.

This is very uncommon, but if you see an error message during the backup, select the Contact us link in the app. We’ll work with you to fix the error and get the data into QuickBooks.

It’s also very uncommon, but you may see new journal entries on your balance sheet. The tool may create journal entries when it can’t read your data to make sure everything stays balanced. You may see these journal entries if you:

  • Changed an item’s expense account, but didn’t update open or existing transactions.
  • Used account-based lines marked as billable on bills or expenses for sales forms (invoices, sales receipts, etc.)
  • Used item-based lines marked as billable and using markup on bills or expenses for sales forms (invoices, sales receipts, etc.)
  • Imported transactions from QuickBooks Desktop using custom Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable accounts.
  • Migrated data from QuickBooks Desktop that QuickBooks Online Advanced can’t read.

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