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QuickBooks Desktop Pro Read Only from 30 June 2023 - Update

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February 24, 2023
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Hi Folks

Does anyone have any information about how Intuit are technically planning to switch off access to our accounts packages? I understand that QuickBooks Desktop Pro will be read only from 30 June 2023 but does anyone know how they will implement this?

Given how few emails they have sent warning of this event (just three that I am aware of), will it leave hundreds of less vigilant companies stranded without access to their accountancy systems from 1 July 2023?!

I know it's their right as a business to make decisions like this but it seems totally irresponsible and possibly open to litigation to me.

Has anyone any further thoughts?

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Ashleigh1

Hello Rachelllsley, Thanks for posting on the Community page, The "read only" tool will be released soon, your version of Desktop Pro will have the licenses expire, essentially stopping you from opening files. The "read only" tool is a separate program to view historic data.

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RachelIllsleyAuthor

Thank you. Will we be able to see the data in the same format as in QuickBooks pro desktop and export information?

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Ashleigh1

No problem at all, as far as we are aware yes once you export it to the read only tool, it looks like the desktop program.

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John Smith 12

Totally agree to leave companies in this situation is totally foolhardy and can stop them trading I really think they have put us in a terrible situation we have used their product for 30 years and I think the support on this is poor it they need to be bought to book

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Zephyr Serranogarcia

You can still use Quickbooks Desktop after 30 June - here's how.

1. Disable Quickbooks Automatic Updates. Go to Task Manager and disable everything to do with Quickbooks - you don't need them if they are not supporting!

2. Restart your computer but do not open Quickbooks Desktop ... yet or any other applications.

3. Change the date on your system.. Click on the clock / date at the bottom right of your screen and go to Date and time settings. Untick "Set the time automatically" and change the date and time to 30 June 2023.

4. Open Quickbooks desktop and open a company file. It should open no problem.

5. Change the date on your system back.. Click on the clock / date at the bottom right of your screen and go to Date and time settings. Untick "Set the time automatically" so the time reverts to the actual time so you can use other applications.

You should be able to use Quickbooks desktop as normal. Bear in mind that Quickbooks will still think the date and time is how you set them earlier - but you can still enter transactions for any date - even into July and forwards.

Let me know how you get on!

Zephyr