Do you want to know how to get rid of a company from your QuickBooks account? This article will give you a clear-cut description of the different approaches for deleting the company file(s). The process to delete a company file in QuickBooks is a simple and straight forward process. This section has a step-by-step guide that will help you delete the Company in QuickBooks. Just make sure you read it all the way through. Meanwhile, if you feel you need any technical help, just give us a call at 1 800 761 1787 and our experts will guide you through.

Steps to delete company file in QuickBooks software

• First, you need to open the QuickBooks company file you want to delete. You can do that by going to the File menu and clicking on Open Company or Restore Company.
• Then, tap the option to Open a company file.
• After that, click Next.
• Then, once you've chosen the file you want to delete, you should click Open.
• The next step is to press the F2 key on your computer and then look at the file location in the Product Information window. (The path to the File on your computer where your company is kept is the file location.) The screen should show something like C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/Intuit/QuickBooks/Company Files.
• The last thing to do is to close QuickBooks.
• To do that, go to File and then choose Exit.
• Now, find the place you saw in the Product Information Window.
• Here, you should right-click the company file you want to get rid of and then hit the Delete button. (The file should have the green QuickBooks icon shown here, but you should also delete all other files with the same file name that end in. qbw:)
• Open QuickBooks again, and then choose "Edit List" from the menu.
• Check the "Hide" box next to the file you just got rid of. Now, the File needs to be deleted and hidden from the No Company Open window.

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