Solved: QuickBooks Data Recovery | How To Use QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery Tool

March 13, 2021

QuickBooks Data Recovery

The software QB Desktop has QB Auto Data Recovery for recovering the damaged or corrupted data or files of the company. If you did not use QB for a longer period then use ADR for data recovery if there is a misplacement of the file, it will help you to recover all the data that is misplaced. This feature is available only for QB Premier, Pro, and Enterprise Solutions. It can go for only files bigger than 1.5 Gigabytes. It can help you to cure or recover the following: 

• Lost Transactions
• Company file
• Transaction Log File

Points to Cover or apply Before Using QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery

Tool

• One can use this method only in the Premier, Pro, or Enterprise solution for the operating system of Windows. 
• This tool is only available in the Accounts Edition of the QB. 
• You can restore the file limited to 1.5 GB. If the limit exceeds then you will not create or restore the ADR file. 
• To maximize the utility power or the efficiency of the tool, update QB regularly. 

Recovery with the use of “.QBW.adr” file and “.TLG” file 

The user has to use the original version of the Transaction Log file and also the ADR version of the file to recover all the data and recent transactions entered in the QB. You can apply this method to recover the transactions of the last 12hrs. The steps are: 

1. Make a New Folder 
2. Name it as QBTest.
3. Open the respected folder that contains the file of the company.
   Note: Please consider the path or location of the file of the company showed on the screen “Product Information” screen and also No file of the respected company is opened. 
4. Find the “.tlg” file in the folder. 
5. Name it as the file of the company.

If you cannot identify the .tlg file, perform these to show file extensions.

• Firstly open File Explorer. 
• Select Organize option. 
• Opt for the option “Folder and search”.
  (For Windows 8, 10, and 8.1: select View and further go for the “Filename” extension.
• Then opt “Hide extensions for known file types”.
• Choose Apply.
• Then hit OK.

6. Now you have to copy that “.tlg” file. 
7. Paste it in the newly created folder. 

8. Open the folder “QuickBooksAutoDataRecovery”. 
9. This folder also contains the file of the respected company. 
10. Now select the .QBW.adr file and copy it. 
11. Paste this file in the folder naming QBTest folder. 

(You might notice that you have both the files in the same folder).

12. Open the folder. 
13. Rename the file “.QBW.adr”
14. Now remove .adr from the end of the filename.

15. Open QB.
16. Also, open the file that is earlier saved in the QBTest naming folder.
17. Now verify all the necessary transactions edited earlier. 
18. Now go for File then select Utilities and likewise go for Verify Data to review the data encoded in that recovered file of the company. 
19. If you see correctness in the recovered file, then replace the damaged file with the newly recovered file by transferring it from the QBTest folder. 

Conclusion

If you are not able to open a file then somehow it is damaged or corrupted. Then to restore the original file, you have to use this Quickbooks Auto Data Recovery Tool to get the file restored. This tool helps you to open the original file. Processing this request does not want any additional IT skills, you just need to follow the steps and apply them carefully. If you need any technical assistance then call our Customer support number.