Downgrading to a lower edition of Sage 50
Description
  • When creating a company file, it can be in any of the following editions:
    • Pro
    • Premium
    • Quantum
  • With the Accountant's Edition, you can open any of the editions
  • It’s only possible to open files coming from the same edition or a higher edition. For example:
    • Pro data file requires Pro, Premium, or Quantum
    • Premium requires Premium or Quantum
    • Quantum requires Quantum
Cause
Resolution

Choose one of the following options:

Upgrade to a higher edition of Sage 50

  • Contact Sales for more information: 1-888-261-9610
  • For example, if you're using Sage 50 Pro but the data file is in Premium, upgrade to Premium or Quantum

Create a new company file

  1. Create a new company file in the edition that you have.
  2. Export records from the original file to the new one.
    • You can export accounts, employees, inventory and services, customers, vendors, projects, and the chart of accounts
    • Transaction details won’t be transferable
Steps to duplicate
Related Solutions

Exporting and importing customer records using CSV format with Sage 50-Canadian Edition
Exporting and importing vendor data using CSV format using Microsoft Excel
Exporting and importing employee data using CSV format
Exporting and importing inventory and services data using CSV format
Exporting and importing account data using CSV format
Exporting and importing Projects data using CSV format with Sage 50-Canadian Edition

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