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Optimise your data

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Summary

How to optimise your data to reduce the size of your backups in Sage 50 Payroll.

Description

The Optimise option compacts your database to reduce the size of your backups.

It also helps to maintain organised, error-free data, which improves reporting and performance.

Resolution

We recommend that you run this routine each time you open your data and before you install a software update.

  1. Close Sage 50 Payroll.
  2. Ensure other users log out of the company.
  3. Open Sage 50 Payroll, but don't log in to a company. 
  4. In the Open Company window, select the company you want to optimise.
  5. Click Optimise.
     NOTE: Depending on the size of your data, this can take a few minutes.     
  6. When you've optimised your data, select OK then log in as normal.