QuickBooks POS backup file location

Resort the Master Names List:

1. In the QuickBooks menu bar, choose Banking > Write Checks.
2. Click into the Pay to the order of field and press Ctrl+L.
3. Select the Include Inactive checkbox.
4. Click the Name button, and select Resort List.
5. Click OK on the message "Are you sure you want to return this list to its original order".

Resort the Item List:

1. In the QuickBooks menu bar, choose Lists > Item List.
2. Click the Item button, and select Resort List.

Resort the Chart of Accounts List:

1. Click the Account button, and select Resort List.

You can test QuickBooks in a multi-user environment, to determine if the network or the company file is causing the issues. If the performances issues occur when more than 1 person signs into the company file, proceed to Solution 3. If performance issues occur with one user logged into the company file over the network, then proceed below to copy the file local.

1. Within QuickBooks, press the F2 button on your keyboard.
2. Under File Location, make a note of where your company file is located.
3. Close QuickBooks and have all users logged into the company file log out.
4. Click the Start menu and select Computer.
5. Browse to the file path you located in step 2.
6. Once you find your company file (QBW), right-click on it and choose Copy.
7. On your desktop, right-click in an empty space, then select Paste.
8. Now that you have copied your file to the desktop, open QuickBooks and browse to the desktop location to open the file that you just copied.
9. Test the performance while the file is local to see if it is faster then being on the network.
   • If the file is as slow as it was on the network, proceed to Solution 5 to test issues within the file itself.
   • If the file is faster while it is local vs being on the network, proceed below to the next solution.

Solution 3: Reduce Company File Fragments and perform Disk Defragmentation