[breadcrumb_simple]

QuickBooks Desktop often encounters errors that can easily be corrected by restoring the backup, but what happens if you encounter an error while restoring the backup file. In this article, we’ll talk about such an error that causes QuickBooks to display an Error: Failed or Failed to restore QuickBooks error when restoring the backup of the QuickBooks data file. A restore failure error may appear with different error messages in QuickBooks, and there are many reasons for this type of error. We have also discussed in this article all the reasons that caused this error in QuickBooks as well as simple steps to resolve the failure of the restore. Fault. Follow the full article for detailed information.

QuickBooks Unable To Restore Backup File

• Maybe special character includes In your company file.
• The backup restores an existing file.
• USB flash drive helps to restore a backup.
• The backup was made with a latest QuickBooks version or another version of QuickBooks.
• You are trying to restore wrong backup file.
• Maybe company file is damaged.

Resolve QuickBooks Data Restore Issues

We have mentioned several solutions to the problem according to the causes. We recommend that you perform the steps in order. The steps to solve the problem are as follows:

Solution 1: Remove special characters from the file name for your company file

1. Go to the folder where you stored the backup file.
2. Locate the file and right click on the same
3. In the drop-down list, click Rename.
4. Now delete all the special characters from the name.

Solution 2: Avoid overwriting an existing file when you restore your backup

1. Go to the folder where you stored the backup file.
2. Locate the file and right click on the same
3. In the drop-down list, click Rename.
4. Now delete all the special characters from the name.

Solution 3: Copy your backup from your flash drive or network drive before restoring it

Insert the flash drive into your system or if you are on a networked system, then navigate to the folder where the backup file is stored. Copy the file and paste it to your local computer, and then try to restore the backup. Intuit recommended copying your backup file to your desktop before restoring it because it keeps the backup file safe.

Solution 4: Copy a backup file to a new folder before restoring it

Sometimes you may have problems because the folder where the backup file is located is corrupted. Because of this, you do not have permission to restore the backup. You may need to access the folder, copy the backup file, restore it to a new folder, and then try to restore the backup.