How to create a backup

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.

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▼ Creating a backup in Sage 50 Desktop
  1. Open your data file.
  2. If you have multiple users in Premium or Quantum, login as sysadmin in single user mode.
  3. Go to File, Backup.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6.  Click OK to start the backup.

Backup window. The field where you enter your backup file name.

 

▼ Creating a backup in Sage 50 Cloud
  1. Open your data file.
  2. If you have multiple users in Premium or Quantum, login as sysadmin in single user mode.
  3. Go to File, Backup.
  4. Uncheck the Cloud Backup box if there's a checkmark.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7.  Click OK to start the backup.

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