Effective Solutions to Resolve IDP Error Quickbooks Desktop

Intuit Data Protect is an online backup service built by Intuit. It automatically backs up your QuickBooks files and other business data to protect from any mishap such as data loss or corruption and provides security. In case of data loss, damage, corruption, or any issue that happens while transferring your data to another computer, you can restore your data from here. But, sometimes, you may get IDP errors while backing up your files or restoring your data. In this blog post, we will discuss why these errors appear and how to fix the IDP error QuickBooks Desktop.

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Reasons Why Intuit Data Protect Errors Occur

Read the section below to learn what causes errors in Intuit Data Protect.

01.Outdated QuickBooks desktop and Intuit Data Protect can cause these errors.
02.When Windows Firewall blocks the IDP services to connect to the internet, you get these errors.
03.If you do not add Intuit Data Protect as a trusted site in your system, these errors can appear.

Solutions to Fix IDP Errors in QuickBooks Desktop

Here are the solutions mentioned to fix Intuit Data Protect errors.

Solution 1: Ensure Windows Firewall isn't Blocking the IDP

Configure the Windows firewall settings and add IDP to trusted sites so that it can function properly without being blocked. When you adjust these settings, you can be assured that necessary files and connections are allowed for Intuit Data Protect to work effectively.

Step 1: Adding files to the Windows firewall exceptions list:

01.Press the Windows key and then type "Firewall" in the search bar to access it.

02.Now, select "Allow an app through Windows Firewall," and after that, click on "Allow another app."

03.Click on "Browse" and navigate to "Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Intuit\Data Protect."

04.Select "QBIDPservice.exe," then proceed by clicking "Open."

05.Select the "Private" checkbox under "Network types," then click "Add."

06.Repeat the previous two steps for the "IBUenghost.exe" and "IntuitDataProtect.exe" files.

07.If you receive a message indicating that the files already exist, then you're done with this step.

Note: If you have third-party antivirus software, this software also can block the essential files. Therefore, make sure to allow these files.

Step 2: Adding Intuit Data Protect to Trusted Sites:

*Start by pressing the Windows key.

*After that, in the search bar, type "Internet options."

*Select "Security," followed by "Trusted sites."

*Click on "Sites" and add the websites listed one by one.

*backup.com

*.intuit.net

*.intuit.com

*.quickbooks.com

*.intuitdataprotect.com

*workplace.intuit.com

*emerald. backup.com

*Make sure the "Require server verification (https:)" checkbox is unchecked.

*Click "Close," then "OK."

*Also, ensure you can open the Intuit Data Protect certificate site without *errors. This is crucial to avoid backup errors.

*Try backing up with Intuit Data Protect.

The above-outlined solutions will help you resolve the Intuit Data Protect error QuickBooks Desktop. If you continue to encounter these errors, dial +1(855)-738-0359 and contact our support team for help.

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