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I have two companies with two different 2008 qb pro programs..Company A is on one computer, B is on another.... I set up a new company on the A computer so that I could take the b computer out of service and do both companies on the A computer...I did a data backup on the B computer and tried to import the B backup to the A computer (into the new company I set up....The backup will not im port...any ideas

All you should need to do is use the Restore option under the File menu. IMPORT is for bringing data from IIF or Excel or Quicken files. RESTORE is for bringing in data from QBB, QBP, or QBX files

Certain caveats:

- Don't try to run a company file (.QBW) off of a flash drive (too slow and unreliable) or a CD/DVD (impossible by definition)

- Don't try to create a backup (.QBB) directly onto a CD/DVD/flash drive. Save it to the Desktop first, then add it to the flash or optical disc

- Likewise, when restoring, copy the QBB to the local Desktop first

- You may want to consider transferring the QBW itself, tho you may lose some settings/custom forms/custom reports by doing so

One question -- EXACTLY what year and version of QB is on each computer? Open QB (with or without a file open) and press CTRL and 1 at the same time. The PRODUCT line up top will tell you. Those need to match in order to do what you want. If they're the same YEAR, it should work (even if the "R#P" number is different -- you just need to run an Update on both to make them tally up, then re-save a backup). If the years differ, or if the versions differ (e.g., one is Premier and one is Enterprise), that would prevent the files from being importable. you said they're both Pro, but I want to make sure.