Open your company file and then go to the File menu.
Select Open or Restore Company.
Choose Restore a backup copy.
Find and open the backup copy of your 9-year old company data.
Click Open.
Choose Save.
Once done, go back to the File menu and select Copy Company File for QuickBooks Online under Utilities. You can read through this article for the detailed steps: Move your QuickBooks Desktop file to QuickBooks Online.
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