System requirements provides you the information needed to ensure your computer hardware, software, and operating system meet the minimum requirements for your version of QuickBooks Desktop. QuickBooks Pro/Premier 2019 and Enterprise 19.0 Operating Systems. Windows 10, all editions including 64-bit, natively installed 1. Windows 8.1 (Update 1) all editions including 64-bit, natively installed. Windows 7 SP1 all editions including 64-bit, natively installed.
Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows Server 2011, Standard and Essentials. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Database Servers. Windows: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2011, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 10, Windows 8.1 (update 1) or Windows 7 SP1 (Enterprise and Professional editions only), natively installed. Linux: When using QBES Database Server-only installation – OpenSuse 42.3, Fedora 27, Red Hat Enterprise 7 (RHEL 7.4) 1 Natively installed means it was installed on a particular system or environment that it was designed for.
This also means that it doesn't need to run in a virtual environment or emulation software. Processor 2.4 GHz minimum RAM 4GB minimum, 8GB Recommended Server RAM Requirements. 1-5 Users: 8GB RAM. 10 Users: 12GB RAM. 15 Users: 16GB RAM. 20 Users: 20+GB RAM Disk space. 2.5GB of disk space (additional required for data files).
Additional software: 60MB for Microsoft.NET 4.6 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD. Additional requirements for Intuit Data Protect in QuickBooks Connected Services offerings (applies to US only). Require minimum 4.0GB RAM. Twice the size of the largest file set to back up + 100MB or twice the size to restore. The space is only required from the work folder LocalApplicationData+'Intuit Intuit Data Protect'. Note: Storing a large.QBW data file on an SSD will greatly speed up performance and is encouraged.
Windows. US version of Windows (if using US QuickBooks software), Canadian version of Windows (if using Canadian QuickBooks software).
Regional settings are supported when set to English (United States/Canada) with keyboard setting to US/CA only. Administrator rights required for the server computer when hosting Multi-User access. Natively installed - means its was installed on a particular system or environment that it was designed for. This also means it doesn't need to run in a virtual environment or emulation software. Optical Drive 4X DVD-ROM drive required for CD installations (unless QuickBooks is downloaded from Intuit server) Screen Resolution.
Display optimized for 1280 x 1024 screen resolution or higher with up to 2 Extended monitors. Best optimized for Default DPI setting for a given computer.
Internet access is required Software compatibility QuickBooks is capable of integrating with hundreds of third-party applications. The following integration are provided with QuickBooks; additional RAM will enhance the use of these features. See for the most up-to-date list. Microsoft Office:. Office 2016 (including Outlook 2016) both on 32 and 64-bit.
(including Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013) both on 32 and 64 bit Note: Office 365 is only supported when it is locally installed, not the web version. Email Estimates, Invoices and other forms with Microsoft Outlook 2010-2016, Microsoft Outlook with Office 365, GMail, Yahoo! Mail and Outlook.com, other SMTP-supporting e-mail clients. Preparing letters requires Microsoft Word 2016, 2013, or 2010 or Office 365 (includes 64-bit). Exporting reports requires Microsoft Excel 2016, 2013, or 2010 or Office 365 (includes 64-bit).
Contact Synchronization with Microsoft Outlook requires Outlook 2010 (32-bit). Synchronization with Outlook requires (the download is available at no charge). Contact Sync does not work with the Microsoft Business Contact Manager Outlook plug-in. If a sync is performed, duplicate records could result.
QuickBooks Point of Sale V18.0 and V12.0 (applies to US only). TurboTax 2018 (Personal and Business). Lacerte 2018 and 2017 (applies to US only). Pro-Series tax years 2017 and 2016 (applies to US only). Quicken 2018, 2017, 2016.
QuickBooks for Mac 2016 (applies to US only). Adobe Acrobat Reader: Business Planner, Payroll and viewing forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later. Payroll and other online features and services requires Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps connection speed, 1Mbps recommended. (DSL or cable modem recommended). Gmail, Yahoo Email, Windows Mail, Hotmail and AOL (i.e Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client.) Note:.Supports plain text version in Mozilla. Internet Explorer 11 Firewall and antivirus software compatibility QuickBooks Pro/Premier 2019 and Enterprise 19.0 have been tested with the following firewall and antivirus products. Note: In some cases, it may be necessary to adjust settings in these products to ensure the best possible performance with QuickBooks.
Windows Server Firewall (all editions). Windows 8.1 Firewall (all editions). Windows 7 Firewall (all editions).
Microsoft Security Essentials. Avast.
AVG. Symantec. ESET. Avira. Kaspersky.
McAfee. Bitdefender. Malwarebytes Note: QuickBooks will work with systems running RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) but this is not recommended because performance issues may cause QuickBooks to operate slowly. Minimum system requirements. At least macOS 10.12 (Sierra); supported by macOS 10.13 (High Sierra), macOS 10.14 (Mojave). Intel processor, Core 2 Duo or higher.
Multiuser Server: Intel Core 2 Duo or higher processor to run server. 2 GB RAM (4 GB RAM recommended). 250 MB of available disk space. CD/DVD drive or Internet connection for downloaded installation. Printer: 100% Macintosh-compatible printer, if you plan to print invoices, checks, deposit slips, lists, purchase orders, mailing labels, reports, or graphs.
Checks: Use Intuit Checks if you plan to print checks. Canadian Image Ready Checks are not supported. Product registration required Integration/compatibility requirements. Export report data requires Apple Numbers v3.5; Microsoft Excel 2016 or later, including Mac Office 365. E-mail requires Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook 2016 or later, including Mac Office 365. Accepting credit and debit cards directly into QuickBooks 2019 for Mac requires Intuit Merchant Service for QuickBooks for Mac (sold separately); subject to application approval and debit card transactions are processed as Signature Debit, which does not require entering a PIN code. See for details.
Processing payroll, integrated with QuickBooks for Mac, requires paid subscription (sold separately), EIN and Internet access. QuickBooks 2019 for Mac works with Intuit QuickBooks Payroll for Mac. QuickBooks Payroll for Mac requires Internet connection and Adobe Reader to print checks and forms; additional fees apply. System requirements for Intuit QuickBooks Payroll for Mac and Aatrix.
Top Pay may differ from those of QuickBooks. For details, visit the company websites at and iCal/Calendar, iChat and Address Book/Contacts are included in Mac OS X installs from Apple, Inc. QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 2019 supports one-way conversion to QuickBooks Online. QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 2019 supports one-way conversion from QuickBooks Desktop for Windows 2016 to 2018. QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 2019 supports round tripping with QuickBooks for Windows 2019. Important If the individual product requirements above do not specifically state that an operating system, hardware, software, firewall or antivirus is supported, it has not been tested. Intuit cannot promise that your experience will be trouble-free.
If you experience problems outside of the supported environment, technical support will be limited to standard troubleshooting. If unresolved, the program should be returned to a supported environment for additional support. Also note that should Microsoft no longer support the aforementioned products, then neither shall Intuit.
System Requirements For Quickbooks Mac 2014
We are in the process of wrapping up our lengthy series on QuickBooks 2019 Desktop, and as you start downloading the products and your clients want to start installing running them it is essential you are aware of the requirements for operation. With this in mind, let's look at the various minimum, recommended and 'best practices' for each of the three most commonly used 'Windows environments' for QuickBooks. But before we actually look at those system requirements, I felt we should talk a little about the concept of RAM (memory), and some of the applications on your computer using RAM, so you can understand the importance of sufficient RAM in relationship to not only QuickBooks, but your computer as a whole. A Bit About RAM Memory Memory (RAM, DRAM, SDRAM, ECC or Non-ECC) is the component in your computer that provides short-term data access.
Your computer's moment-to-moment operations are typically performed using short-term data access; functions like loading applications, browsing the Web or editing a database like QuickBooks all rely on Memory; so, the amount, speed and type of memory play a critical role in your computer's performance. Inside your computer, the memory works in conjunction with your processor and hard drive (or Solid-State-Drive) to access and use your data, and the amount, type and speed of memory you've got installed helps determine how fast applications, like QuickBooks, are able to operate. The memory also helps determine how effectively your computer can multitask. In preparation for an upcoming webinar, I developed the following PowerPoint slide that helps to show you the various RAM requirements for some of the more common software applications most 'Windows' computer users have on-board. (Note: All of these specifications are based upon a 64-bit computing environment since that is the most common in use today, as opposed to the 32-bit environments of a few years back.). RAMApplicationRequirements As you can see, all ‘supported’ version of Windows in use (Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as Windows-10) all require a minimum of 2 GB of RAM.
I haven't included any of the Windows 'server' software which require even more RAM to operate properly. While Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook all require 2 GB of RAM (minimum) when in active use, they will run in a background mode (not the primary window) with a single GB of RAM.
Depending on your use of these applications, the application can easily use 4 GB of RAM (or more) if available when performing tasks like ‘copying large amounts of text between documents,’ ‘formatting a large spreadsheet,’ ‘numerous large spreadsheets open simultaneously,' etc. Most Antivirus or Internet Security software, depending on manufacturer and offered services, require 1 to 2 GB of RAM. Most Browsers require a minimum of 1 GB of RAM, but will run in the background using only about ½ GB of RAM. Adobe Flash Player and Java are both essential components of a number of other applications, including QuickBooks, they require 1 GB of RAM (each) and both have ‘dynamic’ properties allowing them to use as little or as much as ¼ of available or ¼ of total RAM. Obviously, performance is impacted based upon the extent to which either is ‘limited’ or ‘maximized’. Many of these applications have ‘related windows services’ that continue to run even after you have closed the application completely on your desktop.
That's why if you look at processes running within Task Manager you may not actually see the 'kernel' of any application consuming as much memory as the specified requirement, but if you add up all the related applications they will be consuming the minimum or more, depending upon availability. All of this is my way of saying whether you are talking about QuickBooks, or any other computer application, when an amount of RAM is specified, the requirement isn't referencing the total amount of RAM installed on your computer, it is referring to the amount of RAM that is actually available to the application while running on your computer. So, let's add up a typical example just for 'grins': Windows X 2GB, MS Word 2GB, MS Excel 2GB, MS Outlook 2GB, Internet Security 2GB, and any Browser 1GB. If we add that up, we have 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 11.
With any two of the three Microsoft applications, plus our Browser running in background we are down to 8.5 GB of RAM in use. If we say that we are going to minimize our remaining Microsoft application, then we are below 8 GB of RAM. As far as I am concerned, this is pretty much a 'core' configured Windows X computer, and we will consider it as such during the rest of our discussions in this article. Samplecomputers So here are a couple of 'off the sale rack' computers.
I know these are 'towers,' not 'rack' computers, but you get my meaning. The question we want to ask ourselves is how would these two computers 'fair' when it comes to the basics of our software configuration as I outlined above. The answer is 'adequate to fair' because of the 'dynamic memory management' of the Windows Operating System, specifically Windows X (ten). Windows has the ability to minimize some of the background component services and processes to make more memory available when things get tight.
So, does this mean that these two machines with their 8 GB of memory are sufficient to run 'full blast' with all of our applications open simultaneously, the answer is 'at a snail's pace.' In our scenario, we really need a minimum of 12 GB of RAM in either of these computers because if you remember the applications added up to 11 GB of RAM. But even then, 16 GB of RAM would really be 'Murph's minimum recommendation' and folks, we are not even talking about QuickBooks yet. With this understanding of RAM behind us, we are now ready to talk about QuickBooks System Requirements. Single-User 'Stand-alone' QuickBooks 2019 For many users, QuickBooks operates in a stand-alone fashion on their laptop or small desktop computer. They may use the application only occasionally or may use it multiple times per day every day of the work week. In most of these case users have installed QuickBooks Pro (or Premier) and it will be running in single-user mode with 'hosting' turned-off because they chose the simplest or 'default' installation configuration.
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For 2019, the actual system requirements are those illustrated below. QB2019System-requirementsSingle-user The key thing to look at here is the RAM requirement, which is a minimum of 4 GB, although Intuit recommends 8 GB. In our scenario from the last section, and the sample computers we looked at, we would be hard pressed even with the 'dynamic memory management' features of Windows X, to run QuickBooks effectively with almost any application running other than the Windows OS, our Antivirus software and QuickBooks simultaneously if our computers only had 8 GB of RAM total. In addition, because QuickBooks will dynamically-limit itself at the time of installation to available RAM as the maximum allocation available to QuickBooks, the fact that other programs were open at installation will likely limit the use of RAM by QuickBooks even when such applications are closed in future sessions. When we consider the operating requirements of our 'core' system, and the minimum and recommended RAM requirements of QuickBooks (running in stand-alone mode), we can see that my recommended 16GB computer minimum is really the bare-bones minimum you can get away with. You should more likely be looking at 20 to 24 GB of RAM.
Further, if you happen to be running the Accountant Version of QuickBooks (even in stand-alone mode) which allows two-instances of QuickBooks to be running in tandem, with potentially larger Company files open than a typical QuickBooks user, you had better be considering 24 to 32 GB of RAM on your computer configured as per our 'core' design previously outlined. One last word here. For the most part, the configurations and requirements we have discussed here apply if you are using a computer like these as a 'workstation' (client) in either a peer-to-peer or client-server environment. If your workstations are configured so as to run QuickBooks and our other 'core' applications in stand-alone mode, they should work just find as workstations within a network where QuickBooks is being hosted on some other computer.
QuickBooks 2019 Peer-to-Peer Network Host Computer When a fledgling small business first starts to grow they may find a need to have more than one QuickBooks user, so they begin considering the use of QuickBooks in a multi-user environment. The most economical approach is peer-to-peer networking in which one of the computers, hopefully the most robust, will serve as both the QuickBooks Database Server host and a QuickBooks client. Then one or two other computers are joined to the peer-to-peer network as workstations relying upon the host computer for access to the QuickBooks Company files. Since we have covered peer-to-peer networking, as well as client-server environments, in multiple articles in the past I won't take time to go into the specifics of these configurations, but it is essential to remember that in a QuickBooks Peer-to-Peer Network all workstations have QuickBooks installed and 'hosting' is turned OFF with the exception of the one computer that is acting as the QuickBooks Database Server host. The illustration below outlines the minimum system requirements for the computer acting as the 'host' for a QuickBooks 2019 Peer-to-peer network.
QB2019System-requirementsPeer-to-peerHost The increased RAM requirement here makes perfect sense. We are not only using QuickBooks on this computer for day-to-day work, but we are also using this same computer as the host computer for the peer-to-peer network. This means that the networked version of the QuickBooks Database Server must be running and will require a minimum of 4 GB of RAM to support the requirements of multi-user mode.
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It would certainly be advisable to increase the RAM of these hosting computers especially in cases of multiple files as well as in situations of larger Company files. This year, Intuit is actually recommending that Solid-state-drives (SSD) be used on any hosting computer in support of larger files to provide more rapid access to stored data. Because SSDs are not subject to the typical 'disk and file fragmentation' associated with 'Disk Drives' they provide more contiguous storage and rapid response in the read/write of data between the database server and the drive itself. QuickBooks 2019 Client-Server Network Host Computer While peer-to-peer networks may work fine for smaller business operations, most companies ultimately reach a point where they information technology requirements rise to the level of a 'Windows Server' based network. Such networks may be small using a single server version like 'Windows Server Essentials' or may actually be composed of multiple-servers including a 'domain controller', a 'file server', an 'exchange server', and an 'RDS server' (just to name a few types) all sharing a common 'domain'.
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In these cases, QuickBooks will be run in a client-server configuration in which one of the Windows servers acts as the 'host' for the QuickBooks Database Server and its' companion QuickBooks Database Server Manager (utility). Some IT and QuickBooks professionals prefer to install the complete QuickBooks Application along with the Network-server applications, others will elect to install only the QuickBooks Network-server applications. While the full application maybe installed for purposes of direct access to the various 'file features' (like the Verify, Backup, and Rebuild) functions, QuickBooks is typically not being used on the server except in those instances. Regardless, the hosting computer must have sufficient resources to not only meet the needs of the entire network operations, but also the QuickBooks Database Server (which runs as a 'Windows service') and the QuickBooks Database Server Manager utility. There is a critical factor to remember in these configurations. While QuickBooks is installed on all workstations, hosting is always turned OFF on every workstation.
There should be NO other instances of QuickBooks hosting running on any other computer other than the designated QuickBooks server. In regard to QuickBooks 2019, the illustration below provides the system requirements for the server operations. QB2019System-requirementsClient-serverHost-server The RAM requirements are based in part upon the minimum needs of the QuickBooks Database Server (QBDBS) in addition to the number of active QuickBooks users to be supported by the QBDBS. Consideration should also be given for the number of multiple instances being supported, and the cumulative file size being supported along with the average number of files in use. It is far better to err on the side of too much RAM then it is to underestimate the RAM needs when supporting multiple users, with multiple files in use, with many users have dual-instances of QuickBooks running and average files sizes approximating 1 GB of data. In response to complaints that Intuit over-stated the minimum RAM requirements for 2018, they lowered the requirements for 2019; however, I personally believe the lowered requirements may be under-estimated for typical conditions such as those I just described. If on the other hand you are dealing with say 10-users, and 1 Company-file which is 600 MB in size, then the new minimums shown above are probably adequate to your situation.
As with the peer-to-peer host, it is recommended that the client-server host be equipped with solid-state-drives, especially for larger files, to provide faster read/write response between the database server and the drives. While many IT professionals tend to configure 'RAID' drives for servers, both Intuit and Sybase have noted that RAID may actually increase response times and diminish performance, Intuit recommends against the use of RAID for QuickBooks data storage. In most cases, if client-workstations meet the minimum requirements (or better), then networked QuickBooks performance will be directly related to how well the Database Server performs.
As a general rule, the more RAM available to the Server and the faster the drive performance (Hard Drive or Solid-state), the better the server will perform with regard to QuickBooks. Note: While QuickBooks Enterprise v19 offers support for both Windows Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Server networking and Linux networking, these are beyond the scope of this article. For details consult the appropriate networking installation and operations support documents available at the.
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