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Back up your data

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Summary

How to create a backup of your Sage 50 Accounts data

Description

Take a backup of your company data daily for each company.

It can take a few minutes to complete, but if you have a large amount of data, it can take a little longer. 

Resolution

NOTE:

If you use Sage 50 Cloud, the backup process is the same. For steps how to move or restore a backup, follow the How to move and restore a backup on Sage 50 Cloud guide.

 

Create a manual backup

  1. Open the required company, select File, then press Back up.
  2. Note the suggested Filename or edit the name as required.
  3. Choose Browse, choose a location to save the file to, press OK.
  4. To back up other file types, select them or choose Select all file types to include in backup.

    We recommend daily data backups, but you can back up layouts and reports less frequently.

  5. Press OK, then if prompted to check your data, press Yes, then Close.
  6. Press OK.

You've now successfully backed up your company's data. This means you can restore your data back to this point at any time if you need to.

Backup location

When you select a backup location, the software remembers it. To locate a backup to restore, browse the path shown in your backup window.

NOTE:

The default backup location is C:\SageBackups\vxx.

 

The Back up window showing the Location field with the default path.

Error messages during backups

If you see an error message during your backup, you can find the most common solutions to these issues in our help centre. 

Automatic backups

Get the most out of your software with scheduled backups, a timesaving feature that gives you peace of mind. 

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