The accurate procedure to Update Intuit Data Protect
Intuit Data Protect helps you create a backup of your system data, including QB files. You must
Update Intuit Data Protect at regular intervals to ensure the application remains compatible with
Windows and operates efficiently. If you also want to update IDP on your system, this blog will help
you understand the specifications you must have on your PC and the accurate procedure to update
IDP.
Approach our QB support team at 1-855-856-0042 for professional assistance while updating
IDP.
Benefits of updating Intuit Data Protect
Intuit Data Protect helps you create backups of your QB financial data securely and
smoothly. You can use these backups to recover your data in case it gets lost or
damaged. You can also turn on automatic backups in the application to create backups
after regular intervals or backup the data manually whenever required. You must
constantly update your IDP, as every update the developer team releases helps improve
the software’s efficiency and fixes existing bugs.
How to get the latest version of Intuit Data Protect
You can easily create a backup of your entire system using Intuit Data Protect,
which is readily available on the QB website. You need to download it from
there and sign up to use the application on your computer. Your system must
meet the following requirements to run IDP efficiently You should have Windows 10 or above on your system for best compatibility.
 You should run IDP on a Windows admin account to provide it full access to
the system drives.
 You must install QuickBooks Desktop on the server or where IDP is located.
 All your data must be stored on your computer’s local drive as IDP does not
support cloud storage, Google Sheets, etc.
 Make sure the antiviruses are updated to the latest version before running
IDP.
 Go to the Security tab in the Internet Options and click the Sites option in
the Trusted Sites section to add all the safe IDP-related websites for your
system.
After you have ensured all the above conditions are set on your PC, you can
begin the Intuit Data Protect update as shown in the following steps Launch QuickBooks on your computer and click the Help menu.
 Select the Update QuickBooks Desktop option and navigate to
the Update Now tab.
 Click the Mark All checkbox or manually select the Data Protect option in
the list.
 Click the Get Updates option and wait until the software downloads all the
updates.
Once the update package is downloaded on your computer, you must install it
to use the latest IDP version on your computer. Use these steps to install the
IDP updates on your system Click the Up arrow on the taskbar to open the system tray.
 Right-click the Intuit Data Protect icon (green padlock) and tap About
Intuit Data Protect.
 Tap Update and click Ok when the process is completed.
You must reboot the system after the IDP update installation and create
backups with the IDP after the computer opens.
Conclusion
This blog discusses why you need to Update Intuit Data Protect and the benefits you
receive after installing its latest version. The blog also provides the PC requirements for
running IDP and the application update procedure, which you must use to prevent
compatibility issues while creating backups.
Speak to our QB support team at 1-855-856-0042 if you face problems updating the IDP
using the procedure.