Skip to content
  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

Switching from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online

Move your Time Tracker connection to QuickBooks Online after you migrate your company file

Applies to: Workforce · Premium · LawBillity

If you're moving your books from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online, Time Tracker has a five-step page that moves your connection from QuickBooks Desktop to the new QuickBooks Online company.

Getting There

Open QuickBooks > Switch to QuickBooks Online in the left menu. The setup page also has a Click Here link under "Switching from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online?".

Switch from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online

The switch page. Each step unlocks when the one before is done.

The Five Steps

  1. Do a final sync with QuickBooks Desktop. Run the Web Connector and make sure the Sync Queue is empty.
  2. Export your company file to QuickBooks Online. Do this in QuickBooks, using Intuit's export tool. When the export has finished, tick the box on this step.
  3. Disable the Desktop connection. Click Disable QuickBooks Desktop Connection.
  4. Connect QuickBooks Online. Click Connect to QuickBooks and sign in to the new QuickBooks Online company.
  5. Run the migration. Click Run Migration Process to finish the switch.
Important: Don't start step 3 until Intuit's export has completed and you can see your data in QuickBooks Online. If the migration reports that it's incomplete and asks you to make sure the export of the company file from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online has completed, check the export in QuickBooks Online, then run the migration again.

After the Switch

  • Check Sync > Sync Log after your first QuickBooks Online sync.
  • You no longer need the Web Connector for Time Tracker. You can remove Time Tracker from it.
  • QuickBooks Online syncs from the Sync menu or on a schedule. See "How Syncing Works: Sync Queue, Sync Log, and Auto Sync".