Back up automatically to Microsoft 365 OneDrive - v31 and above
Description

When using scheduled backup, set your software to upload backups automatically to Microsoft OneDrive or another cloud service on your computer.

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Automate backups to OneDrive

  1. Open Sage 50 Accounts and log on using your Manager login and password.
  2. On the menu bar, click File then click Schedule back up.
  3. On the left sidebar, click Settings.
  4. Tick the checkboxes next to the companies you want to back up automatically from the list of companies. 
    List of companies in Sage 50 Accounts backup manager

  5. In the Backup location section, click the drop-down box.
    Highlighting the backup location drop down in Sage 50 Accounts backup manager.
    This shows any cloud storage folders configured on your computer. Select the relevant option from the list.
     NOTE: This option detects OneDrive, DropBox and Google Drive folders. 
  6. To choose a specific folder within your cloud storage, click Edit folder.
  7. Type in the path to the folder where you want to store your backup files. 
  8. Click Save.

Back up your attachments

To include your transaction and record attachments in automated backups, tick these options in the File types to include in the backup list.
File types to include in the backup window with Accounts data, Transaction Attachments and Record Attachments ticked.

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