Four ways to speed up QuickBooks

[QuickbooksUsers]

Quickbooks running slow? Here are four ways you can speed it up today!

1. Turn off QuickBooks features that bog you down. Don't keep a bunch of windows open.

2. Turn off things in Windows that bog you down. If your computer has been in use for awhile, chances are good that it is running software that takes up system resources without contributing anything. Get your IT person to check it out for you. (If you are pretty tech savvy yourself, you already know about editing the Startup list with MSCONFIG.) Turn off startup items that you don't need. That will give QuickBooks -- and all your other programs -- more elbow room, and it can it run faster.

3. Upgrade your hardware. Every time a new release of QuickBooks hits the streets, the system requirements go up. The software simply assumes that your hardware will be of the same generation as the software. If you have old workstations or an old server, hardware may be your performance bottleneck.

4. Bring your file size down. Especially if you are running multi-user, a large QuickBooks company file can really slow things down.

Options? Super-condensing your file will reduce its size by up to 60-80%. We’ll evaluate it for you free. You can also do the condense and cleanup commands in QuickBooks. Sometimes they yield significant results in file size reduction, sometimes not.

Other ideas to speed up QuickBooks? Let's hear from you.

[Merri09]

I have searched the Australian QuickBooks sight and cannot see any patch that relates to the Australian version - I am running QB 09/10 Accountant's edition and am on Windows 7 so have been waiting for an upgrade.
I have to run a registry cleaner every day and then I can get QB to even open properly.
Merri

[Shannon Tucker]

Yes, the R5 patch is for the US 2010 version. Our QuickBooks Australia subforum is pretty active. I suggest you post your question there and see if other users/consultants have a current word on that.

[amygarside]

Lately, my Quickbooks become so slow that it gets me really frustrated! Thank you so much for the tips.

[voylesthegreat]

Thanks for the tips!

[mikemalone]

Thank you for the tips. I am going to try these out and see how it runs!

Cheers,

Mike

[Wartrace]

I can attest to the power of more ram/faster processor. I was using QuickBooks enterprise on a quadcore (1.6mhz) laptop with 3gb of ram. It would take three or four minutes just to open up. Very slow creating reports ect...

I upgraded to a I7 2.3ghz laptop with 16gb of ram and it opens immediately. I don't wait for anything.

I also upgraded my desktop which I use for QuickBooks/QQube reporting and crystal reports. I installed an I7 3.5ghz cpu with 32gb of ram. No waiting there either.

[Bronco lady]

I am new with this version. Is there a patch as this system is really slow on my lap top.

Marian