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Quickbooks desktop 2020 condense data utility

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April 10, 2020
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Can someone tell me how to access the condense data utility in QB2020 desktop - UK version?

The web says it should be under File -> Utilities but it is not there.

Thanks in advance

Rod

QuickBooks Desktop

Best answer by ReyJohn_D

Thanks for posting a question here in the Community, @RodC1.

Currently, the option to condense data is only available in QuickBooks US products.

I recognize your need for this feature, and I'm taking note of it so I can pass it along to our Product developers. This way, they can consider adding this feature in the future QuickBooks release.

While there's no exact time on when this will become available, you can check out this site for tutorials and this help article on how to manage expenses, income, inventory, run your reports, etc.:

You can also check out this site to get you in the loop about the latest product updates: Latest QuickBooks Updates.

Get back here in the Community if you have more QuickBooks concerns. Have a nice day!

R

ReyJohn_DAnswer

Thanks for posting a question here in the Community, @RodC1.

Currently, the option to condense data is only available in QuickBooks US products.

I recognize your need for this feature, and I'm taking note of it so I can pass it along to our Product developers. This way, they can consider adding this feature in the future QuickBooks release.

While there's no exact time on when this will become available, you can check out this site for tutorials and this help article on how to manage expenses, income, inventory, run your reports, etc.:

You can also check out this site to get you in the loop about the latest product updates: Latest QuickBooks Updates.

Get back here in the Community if you have more QuickBooks concerns. Have a nice day!

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DJH4

The UK version used to have a condense/ archive why was it removed ? I have bought this software since 2004

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RodC1Author

It seems that the UK version has many failings.

We had to go to qb2020 because Intuit scrapped without notice our licence of QB2006 and wouldn't supply QB2019, and would only supply QB2020 on subscription taking us from a full paid licence to £300 per year subscription.

but....

we now find QB2020 desktop UK cannot connect directly to our bank Nat West, we can't directly connect to our credit card providers and each time I've got a how to document it is either QB online or QB US not QB UK and the recommended approach doesn't exist in the UK version

Like you we've used Quickbooks for a very long time having moved from Quicken through three versions of QuickBooks and in all that time UK has been the poor relation as far as Intuit are concerned

so welcome to the club. :-(

Fiat Lux - ASIA

@RodC1

Consider purchasing a 3rd party condense service

R

RodC1Author

thanks for the response, I'll have a look also at the developers tool kit

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almeidad

The option to condense data is only available with QuickBooks US products.

That should not stop you, however, from condensing files that are old or larger than 1GB in size. Third party service providers offer a service known as QuickBooks SuperCondense which is an advanced version of the condense utility and that will significantly reduce the file size of your QuickBooks data file.

SuperCondensing a file reduces the target count to under 350,000 making the transition to QuickBooks Online seamless. It further boosts responsiveness and performance, provides higher network stability and makes your file lesser prone to data corruption issues. Furthermore, this service reduces your file size up to 80%, allowing for the upgrade to newer versions faster and easier.

Using this service will not result in any loss of data and you will get a fully usable data file with a reduced file size.

PM if you need any more information.