In Sage 50 Accounts, the Sage Accounts Data and Control services run on the computer or server hosting your data and on all other computers with Sage 50 Accounts installed.

These services control the reading and writing of data and other essential functions.

If you have a problem accessing your data, it's easy to check if the services are running.

Check the services are running

1. Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard.
2. Enter services.msc, click OK.
3. Find the relevant service for your Sage 50 Accounts version:

   Sage 50 Accounts v30	Sage 50 Accounts Service v30 Sage 50 Accounts Control v30
   Sage 50 Accounts v29	Sage 50 Accounts Service v29 Sage 50 Accounts Control v29
   Sage 50 Accounts v28	Sage 50 Accounts Service v28 Sage 50 Accounts Control v28
   Sage 50 Accounts v27	Sage 50 Accounts Service v27 Sage 50 Accounts Control v27
   Sage 50 Accounts v26	Sage 50 Accounts Service v26 Sage 50 Accounts Control v26

4. Check the Status of the service shows as Started. If not, to start the service, right-click the service and click Start.