On the other hand, you may check out a third-party application that supports the installation of the QuickBooks Desktop 2008 version. Once done, you can now restore the new backup file to your QBDT Pro 2020.Īlso, please know that it's important that your computer is compatible with QuickBooks to utilize the program smoothly.
Then, install a trial version of QBDT Pro 2016 and restore the backup file, then create a new backup. First off, you can download a trial version of QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) Pro 2012, then restore the file, then create a backup file.
In doing this, you'll have to restore the 2008 file in 2012 > 2016 and then 2020. This way, you'll be able to move and restore your file. To get your work done, you may upgrade QuickBooks to the latest release. Thank you for joining us here in the Community for your installation concern, mentioned by Mark_R above, the oldest version that we can install is 2012.
