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Back up your data to the Cloud

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Summary

How to backup your data into the cloud in Sage 50 Accounts.

Description

In Sage 50 Accounts, you can use the Backup Manager to schedule automatic backups, giving you peace of mind.

With Sage 50 Accounts, the following cloud storage solutions are automatically detected making it easier for you to sync up:

  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • OneDrive

Email notifications: If you use Sage 50 Accounts, you can also set your software to upload to OneDrive and send email notification if the backup was successful and error free.

Resolution

Set your scheduled backup location
  1. On the menu bar, click File, then click Schedule back up.
  2. On the navigation bar, click Settings and under Backup location, click the arrow, then choose the location you'd like to back up to. The Backup Manager automatically detects any OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox folders on your data server.

    Alternatively, click Edit folder, and enter the path you require.
  3. Click Save, then close the Backup Manager.

Restore from OneDrive - Sage 50 Accounts v24.2 and above

In Sage 50 Accounts v24.2 and above you can easily restore backups from OneDrive.

 

Watch the video

This video covers how to set up your backup location. There is also a video available to show you how to restore a backup from OneDrive.