{"id":394,"date":"2021-08-18T03:08:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T03:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/?p=394"},"modified":"2021-08-18T03:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T03:08:12","slug":"how-to-recover-a-corrupt-quickbooks-file-using-adr-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/?p=394","title":{"rendered":"How to recover a corrupt Quickbooks file using .adr file."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is one of the best feature Intuit had added this feature in Quickbooks desktop back in 2009. Its a great feature when it comes to Quickbooks disaster management as this feature automatically creates and keeps a backup copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quickbooks .ADR (auto data recovery) feature was introduces with Quickbooks 2010 R12P and ever since then it has helped a lot of business owners during the time of accounting data crisis.  All three version Pro, Premier &amp; Enterpeise are equiped with this feature however this dose not work with Quickbooks Accountant.  Also there is a limitation of size. If the backup file is more than 1.5GB then Quickbooks will not create the .adr file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quickbooks automatically creates a folder called  &#8220;QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery&#8221; in the same folder where the company file is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/?ref=growyourbusiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER-240x60.png 240w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sHOPIFY-BANNER.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How to use .adr file to recover my quickbooks data?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>using windows explorer navigate and open the Quickbooks company file folder ( if unsure one may check by pressing F2 while the file is open) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ADR-Folder-1-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\" width=\"771\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ADR-Folder-1-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ADR-Folder-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ADR-Folder-1-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ADR-Folder-1-106x60.png 106w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ADR-Folder-1.png 1374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the company file folder is open you will find a folder called QuickbooksAutoDataRecovery and that&#8217;s where the auto backup file gets saved. Within the QuickbooksAutoDataRecovery as a backup there 2 different kinds of file, .ADR and .TLG.ADR, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong> Lets learn how to recover Quickbooks file<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not modify these file. Make a new folder on desktop as &#8220;qb repair test&#8221; and create a copy of those two file from the original location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now rename the .adr file by removing .adr after the file name so that is ends with .qbw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1163\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rename-adr-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rename-adr-edited.png 1163w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rename-adr-edited-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rename-adr-edited-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rename-adr-edited-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rename-adr-edited-96x60.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After renaming the file open it with Quickbooks software and run a verify by navigating to File &#8211; Utilities &#8211; Verify Data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/billcom.grsm.io\/perfectfix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bill_300x250_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bill_300x250_2.png 300w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bill_300x250_2-72x60.png 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If the file is clean or good then rename the damaged file at the original location and move the good files from &#8220;qb repair test&#8221; folder to the original location of the company file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mission accomplished ! Happy bookkeeping <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/?page_id=51\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us for Quickbooks data related issues. We provide free diagnosis report.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pipedrive.grsm.io\/perfectfix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Banner_A_1200x1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the best feature Intuit had added this feature in Quickbooks desktop back in 2009. Its a great feature when it comes to Quickbooks disaster management as this feature automatically creates and keeps a backup copy. The Quickbooks .ADR (auto data recovery) feature was introduces with Quickbooks 2010 R12P and ever since &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,4],"tags":[21,19,8,22],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":410,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions\/410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbsupport.tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}