Restoring QuickBooks Online Using Rewind Backup Software

Rewind is backup software for SaaS and cloud data. One of the options they have for software to back up is QuickBooks Online. 
 
In 2022, I did a blog post showing you how to back up QuickBooks Online with Rewind.
 
Today I want to show you how to use Rewind to restore a QBO file. And make you away of the issues you may have with it.
 
Quick Instructions:
  1. In QBO click Apps -> Overview in the left side menu
  2. On the Rewind square click Launch
  3. Log into Rewind
  4. Click the Advanced Restore tab
  5. Select the Date and Time to restore to
  6. Click the Restore Items button
  7. Click the Yes, restore button
  8. Wait until you receive an email from Rewind letting you know the advanced restore is complete
  9. Check QuickBooks to make sure everything restored correctly

Keep reading for a complete walkthrough with screenshots:

When I created my Diagnostic Review & Clean Up courses I created a QuickBooks file. Then messed up a bunch of things so I could show how to fix them.

I installed Rewind at the beginning of working with this file because I knew I’d need to restore it to a previous version. 

Launch Rewind

To begin click Apps in the left side menu, then Overview.

To view the apps connect to your QBO click Apps, then Overview in the left side menu

This will show you the apps you have connected to your QuickBooks file.

To open Rewind click Launch.

Launching Rewind back up software from within QBO

You’ll be prompted to login and then your Rewind account will open.

Advanced Restore

The homepage shows a list of all items you’ve edited. You can click on them to restore individual items. 

To restore the entire file click the Advanced Restore tab.

Navigating to Advanced Restore in Rewind Backups

Advanced Restore restores the entire QBO file back to a specific date/time. 

You select the date and time then click the Restore Items button.

Advanced restoring a QBO file using Rewind Backups

A pop-up will appear showing you an overview of what will be updated. Note the Warning at the bottom letting you know that you can’t undo an advanced restore. 

Pop-up showing what will get restored when doing an Advanced Restore of QBO with Rewind Backups

When ready click the Yes, restore button. Then wait until you receive an email letting you know it’s finished.

This is the email I received:

Email you receive when a Rewind Advanced Restore has finished

Notice that it shows everything has been Restored. There is nothing in the Skipped or Failed columns.

Double-Check Your Restoration

I did this in mid-January and restored back to December 28th. This means my QuickBooks file should have nothing in it from January.

However, after running the Advanced Restore I opened the QuickBooks file and checked the General Ledger. Lo and behold, there are a few things from January. Not as much as before restoring but it did miss a couple of expenses.

Double checking that Rewind Backups worked correctly by checking the General Ledger

I’ve been playing around with Rewind and overall I like it. But I do suggest that you double-check things as it’s not perfect.

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