Overview

You can manually delete QuickBooks company file backups from the SmartVault Portal or using the SmartVault Drive.

Deleting a QuickBooks Company File Back from the SmartVault Portal

1. Sign in to the SmartVault Portal.
2. Select the account that contains the QuickBooks company file back up you want to delete, and then browse to the vault that contains the QuickBooks company file backup you want to delete.
3. Expand Applications > QuickBooks and then select the name of the QuickBooks company file.
4. In the center panel, click the white space near the backup name.
   

     Note

   Do not click the name of the backup file itself. If you click the name of the backup file, you will be prompted to save or open the file.

5. In the right task pane, click Delete File.
6. Click OK.

Deleting a QuickBooks Company File Back from the SmartVault Drive

1. Map a SmartVault drive.
   

     Note

   You only need to map a SmartVault Drive once. However, you must map a drive before you can use the SmartVault Drive to delete a QuickBooks company file backup.

2. Using the SmartVault Drive, browse to the account on your SmartVault Drive that contains the QuickBooks company file backup you want to delete.
3. Open the vault that contains the QuickBooks company file backup you want to delete.
4. Open the Application\QuickBooks\CompanyFileName\Backups folder, where CompanyFileName is the name of the QuickBooks company file you want to delete.
5. Right-click the QuickBooks company file backup you want to delete, and then click Delete.
6. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the document permanently.