# Upgrade or Move Your QuickBooks Fixed Asset Data Easily


## Move fixed asset data to another computer

If you installed QuickBooks on a new computer, use a flash drive to move your client's fixed asset file.

### Step 1: Back up your client’s fixed asset data

Do these steps on your old computer.

1. Open your client’s company file.
2. Go to Accountant (or Company if you use Enterprise), select **Manage Fixed Assets**.
3. Go to **File** and select **Backup**. Then, select **OK**.
4. Browse to the drive where you want to save your file.

> **Note:** Be sure to save the backup in a new folder.

5. Once you’re ready, select **OK**.

> **Note:** The backed-up folder might have a different file name, but the format will always be `{` followed by numbers, like this:

An example of how a backed up folder will look like.

### Step 2: Restore your client’s fixed asset data

Do these steps on your new computer.

1. Connect your flash drive to your new computer.
2. Open your QuickBooks and log in to your client’s company file.
3. Go to Accountant (or Company if you’re using Enterprise), then select **Manage Fixed Assets**.
4. Select **Restore a current year QuickBooks Fixed Asset Manager client file**.
5. Select **Browse**, then go to the flash drive where you saved your client’s file.

> **Note:** Make sure to select the folder where you saved the backup, not the file itself.

6. Select **Restore**.

## Manually upgrade the fixed asset file (optional)

If you upgraded QuickBooks skipped versions, like 2022 to 2024, you'll have to find the client file used in the original version to transfer it. Here’s how to locate and transfer the file.

1. Open **File Explorer** and browse to:
`C:\Users\Public\Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files`
2. Copy the client fixed asset folder (for example, `{0000301`), and save it to your desktop.
3. Open the copied folder and rename all the extensions to match your current QuickBooks version.

Here’s the list of file extensions for each QuickBooks version:

| QuickBooks Version | File Type 1 | File Type 2 | File Type 3 |
|--------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| QuickBooks Desktop 2024 | .F50 | .F51 | .M50 |
| QuickBooks Desktop 2023 | .F20 | .F21 | .M20 |

4. For example, if you transfer a fixed asset data file from QuickBooks Desktop 2023 to 2024, rename `.F20`, `.F21`, and `.M20` files to `.F50`, `.F51`, and `.M50`.
5. Go to:
`C:\Users\Public\Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files\FAMXX`
for the new QuickBooks version, and check if there's a client file named the same as the one you saved to the desktop.
6. If there’s none, copy the client file from the desktop to the FAMXX folder.
7. If there is, don’t copy it, because you’ll overwrite that existing folder. Follow these steps first:
1. Go back to where you temporarily saved the folder.
2. Change the number of the folder you need to move first. Then copy it again.

> For example: If you need to move folder `{0000301`, but an existing folder has the same number, change the folder number to `{0000401`. Just be sure to rename all the files in the folder to match the folder number.

8. Move the folder to your new QuickBooks clients folder.