The following sections explain how Sage Accounts uses the Company file.
Find the Company file in the appropriate folder within the Accounts settings directory:
| Sage Accounts version | Default data path |
| Sage Accounts v31 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2025 |
| Sage Accounts v30 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2024 |
| Sage Accounts v29 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2023 |
| Sage Accounts v28 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2022 |
| Sage Accounts v27 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2021 |
| Sage Accounts v26 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2020 |
The Company file is a text file with no extension, created during the initial setup of Sage Accounts. The information in the Company file depends upon the installation type.
Standalone installations
The data path in the Company file is in the relevant year of the program installed, and by default is:
| Sage Accounts version | Default data path |
| Sage Accounts v31 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2025\Company.000 |
| Sage Accounts v30 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2024\Company.000 |
| Sage Accounts v29 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2023\Company.000 |
| Sage Accounts v28 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2022\Company.000 |
| Sage Accounts v27 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2021\Company.000 |
| Sage Accounts v26 | C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2020\Company.000 |
Network Installations
On network installations the Company file on the server computer by default reads the same as on a standalone installation. The Company file on a client computer holds details of the network path that goes to the data held on the server computer.
Multi-company installations
On multi-company installations, each company has an Accdata folder that holds the data files for that company. This means that multi-company versions of Sage Accounts have a separate line in the Company file for each company. Sage Accounts then shows a list of available companies in the Select Company window when it’s opens. When you create a new company, the Company file on that computer automatically updates with the new data path.