QuickBooks Removal Tool: Complete Information

It goes beyond doubt that QuickBooks is one of the most sought after accounting software amongst the  small and medium businesses. It has been quite useful for businesses in handling their day-to-day accounting  and bookkeeping tasks more efficiently. QuickBooks is also known for its smooth functioning and user-friendly interface. However, its smooth working and efficiency may get  hampered if the software is damaged or full of errors. In such a case, removing the existing QuickBooks and re-installing QuickBooks is one of the feasible solutions suggested by experts. 

But, how you remove the existing QB application is also important in this context. If the removal is not proper and you have not been able to remove the residual files and folders , the same errors may reoccur. But you don’t need to worry. In this blog, we will show you how to remove QuickBooks completely with a removal tool named Clean Install QuickBooks Desktop. 

First things first! Let’s get to know when you should use the QuickBooks removal tool..

When to Use the QuickBooks Removal Tool

you should use the QuickBooks removal tool when you encounter one or more of the below-mentioned  situations- 

• A QB error message is popping up when you try to open more than one company file.
• You are getting a QuickBooks installation error.
• When you are not able to fix common QuickBooks error codes even after a simple QuickBooks reinstall.

How to Use the QuickBooks Clean Install Tool?

Here, we will divide the entire procedure to a few steps as given below-

Total Time: 10 minutes

Step 1: Uninstall QuickBooks Desktop

🔷 Press Windows+R on your keyboard 
🔷 The Run command window will open up
🔷 Type in Control Panel in the Run text box 
🔷 Click OK
🔷 The following screen will appear
🔷 Click on Programs and Features 
🔷 Click on Uninstall a Program.
🔷 Search for QuickBooks from the list of installed programs and double-click on it
🔷 Click on the Uninstall/Change option 
🔷 Now click on the Uninstall tab to start the uninstallation 
🔷 Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the QuickBooks Desktop application

Step 2: Rename the QuickBooks Installation Folders

Here are the steps to follow-
🔷 Do ensure your Windows setting is changed to Display Hidden Files and Folders.
🔷 Press Windows + E  and Open Windows File Manager 
🔷 Browse to QuickBooks installation folder
🔷 Right-click the QuickBooks folder  
🔷 Choose Rename
🔷 After the folder name, type OLD

Step 3: Run the QuickBooks Clean Install Tool

🔷 Download the ‘QuickBooks Tools Hub’.
🔷 Store the file on your computer.
🔷 Go to the downloads folder and open the QuickBooks Tools Hub  
🔷 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation process
🔷 Click on ‘I accept’ to accept the terms of the license agreement.
🔷 Now click on the QuickBooks Tools Hub icon on your desktop
🔷 Choose Installation Issues 
🔷 Click on the tab named Clean Install Tool.
🔷 Choose your preferred QuickBooks desktop version 
🔷 Click on Continue.
🔷 The “Please install your copy of QuickBooks to the default location” message will appear on your screen 
🔷 Click OK to proceed
🔷 After the Tool completely removes the QuickBooks application, proceed with a new installation of QuickBooks.

Read Also-: How to Install the QuickBooks Tool Hub

Final Words :

We hope from the discussion above, you may been able to know all the important information about  the  QuickBooks removal tool. If you are having any more queries in this  regard  , we would recommend you to take help from the authorized QuickBooks experts. Use a live chat, email support@apropayroll.com, to reach the experts.

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