Copy your reports favourites to a different computer or Windows username

Steps on how to copy your reports favourites when using Sage 50 Accounts or Sage 50 Payroll.

Within Sage 50 Accounts or Sage 50 Payroll, you can add reports you use frequently to a list of favourites. This means you can run those reports straight from the Favourites menu rather than browsing to the relevant reports area.

If you reinstall your Sage software on a new computer and restore the data, the Favourites don't copy over. As the Favourites list is stored in the local settings directory for each Windows username, other users on a computer don't automatically see the Favourites.

If you move your Sage data to a different location on your computer or network, you must add the reports to your favourites list again within the software.

Copy the Favourites folder from a computer or Windows user

1. On the computer from which you want to copy the Favourites folder, press and hold the Windows key and press E.
2. Browse to C:\Users\[your Windows username]\AppData\Local\Sage\Sage Report Designer\SagePayroll\Favourites.
3. Right-click the Favourites folder and click Copy.
4. Browse to a shared area on your network, or to a portable storage drive, then right-click and click Paste.

Paste the Favourites folder to a new computer or Windows user

1. On the new computer or username, press and hold the Windows key and press E then browse to the shared network drive or the storage device.
2. Browse to C:\Users\[your Windows username]\AppData\Local\Sage\Sage Report Designer\SagePayroll\Favourites.
3. Click the Edit menu then click Paste, if prompted to overwrite any files, click OK.

▼ Reports not showing in favourites?

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