Summary
Backups protect against hardware failure, virus attacks, power failure, and natural disasters. Backups can help save time and money if these failures occur in your Sage 50 Accounting.
Resolution
▼ Creating a backup in Sage 50 Desktop
- Open your data file.
- If you have multiple users in Premium or Quantum, login as sysadmin in single user mode.
- Go to File, Backup.
- Enter the File Name. Include the date as part of the name
NOTE: If you don't change the file name, it will overwrite your last backup. - Click Browse and select the folder where you wish to save your backup. The path will be the default path for your next backup
CAUTION: Don't put the file location within the SAJ folder. - Click OK to start the backup.
- You can have Sage 50 create a backup every time you work on your data file
- You can back up to the cloud using Microsoft 365 and OneDrive
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▼ Creating a backup in Sage 50 Cloud
- Open your data file.
- If you have multiple users in Premium or Quantum, login as sysadmin in single user mode.
- Go to File, Backup.
- Uncheck the Cloud Backup box if there's a checkmark.
- Enter the File Name. Include the date as part of the name NOTE: If you don't change the file name, it will overwrite your last backup.
- Click Browse and select a folder on the G: Drive where you wish to save your backup. The path will be the default path for your next backup CAUTION: The backup location must be on the G: Drive and the company file must be on the F: Drive. Don't put the file location within the SAJ folder.
- Click OK to start the backup.
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