You can Convert your QuickBooks Online File to QuickBooks Desktop by following simple steps

1. Converting QuickBooks Online to QuickBooks Desktop No matter the reason, sometimes it’s necessary to convert a QuickBooks Online company to QuickBooks Desktop. It’s not that converting a data file is hard – it’s just NEW to most of us. This article covers how to convert, what to look out for and the expected results of the conversion. The Good – My Thoughts About Converting It can be done!​​ That’s the good news. But there's more. Most QuickBooks Online company files are simple files that only have one or two apps, which makes the conversion a few steps. Because there are so many variances in a conversion, I'm going to focus on a typical QuickBooks Online data file, which you might want to note if you have a complex QuickBooks Online company or, if you only want to use parts of the QuickBooks Online data, such as customer, vendor and item lists. If so, exporting the lists to excel, and them importing them into QuickBooks Desktop might be the simplest way to proceed. What to Watch Out For Before choosing to convert, there are a couple of differences to monitor. The way the programs are written and structured are different, which, in turn, means there are areas where features or data will not transfer over. I will point out a few notable areas. QuickBooks Online “Recurring Transaction” do not convert to QuickBooks Desktop “Memorized transactions;” Shared reports and Automatic emailed reports will not be saved or converted, along with Location tracking, possible loss of apps. A simple answer is if you are converting a file with no inventory, no attached apps and no payroll your conversion is going to be smoother than a data file with a lot of pieces to convert, which is where the conversion can get tricky. For a full list of limitations, click here. Apps definitely are a consideration if your QuickBooks Online Company uses them. Even if your app has both a QuickBooks Online and a QuickBooks Desktop version, I'd recommend calling your apps to ask if they would convert and if there is a fee for conversion. The 'How to' Convert Steps First, in order for the conversation to work, you must use Internet Explorer for Windows. Next, from the company gear icon, choose ​Export Data​​. Expand

2. QBO displays the Export Overview: Expand You must have ActiveX Controls and qbo.intuit.com as a trusted site. ​​Pop Up blockers can be a pain.​​ There seems to be resistance to the pop ups when converting from QBO to QBD. Even though Intuit is a trusted site, there were several pop ups that my computer seemed to have resistance to. If this happens, you can trust the pop ups and try the process again. In order to open the data file, there must be an active QuickBooks Desktop company file on the computer. Expand

3. Choose either all financial data or just lists. Expand QBO proceeds to prepare your data for download. When you're ready, select "Continue" to download. (Note: You also have the option to "Start Over.") Expand

4. You have Options Option-1: "Moving your QuickBooks Online data" to QuickBooks desktop. Option-2: Creating a "local copy" of your QuickBooks Online data for storage on your local computer. If you select the "local copy option," you will still be able to use QBO. Expand Open QuickBooks Desktop on Your Computer and Save Export Expand

5. At this point, the data file is converted and will open in QuickBooks Desktop for review. The Expected Results – Looking at the Conversion and Compare Just like when you're converting a file in the opposite direction (from QB Desktop to QBO), you need to run a "Balance Sheet" and "Profit and Loss" report for all dates on Accrual-basis, and then compare the results. To ​convert​ a ​QuickBooks Online​ Edition company file to a ​desktop​ version​ of QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier, or QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions. If you need some kind of help you can contact ​QuickBooks Point of sale Support number​​ 18009350532​​.