Why does this happen? Usually caused by data base fragments or a data file problem.
How do you fix this? Try these few steps:
- Close QuickBooks and shut down your computer and reboot. Open Quickbooks, are your lists back?
- Resort all of your lists. Open the Vendor Center, click edit>resort list. Do this for the Customer, Employee (if applicable), Chart of Accounts lists too. Check again to see if the lists have returned.
- Here is a step I did not know about (thanks LenioTech), Go to Banking, Write Checks and put your cursor in the "Pay to the Order of" field and click CTRL + L. In the name window that appears, head to the bottom left hand corner, click the Name box, then click the Re-sort list option. Look to see if the lists have returned.
- Lastly, you can go to File, Utilities, Rebuild. Do this 3 times. Close out of QuickBooks and reopen. See if your lists have returned.
