Restore a backup of your data

There are several reasons why you might want to restore a backup, for example:

• Because you bought a new computer and want to transfer your data
• You made a mistake and want to start processing from before the mistake was made
• You have reports or layouts that you want to copy to another installation of the software

It's easy to restore a backup, we'll show you how in the steps below.

Before you start 

• Take a backup of your current data in case you ever need to go back to it. This is because when you restore a backup it overwrites the company's current data
• You can't restore a backup from more recent software versions into earlier versions. For example, you can't restore a backup from Sage 50 Accounts v28 into v27 or below
• These steps are for when you can log into a company
  
  TIP: If you're unable to log into a company that you want to restore a backup into, or the company you're restoring data for isn't listed in your Sage 50 Accounts, you can create a new company from a backup to restore it instead. This requires a multi-company license.
  
  
• If you save your backups in a .zip file or other type of archive folder, you'll need to extract the required backup file from the archive first

How to restore your data

1. Log into the company you want to to restore a backup into.
2. Click File then click Restore.

 NOTE: Sage backup files will have a file extension of.001 

1. Click Browse, browse to and select the backup file you want to restore.
   

   TIP: If you've backed up using this computer in the past, you can find your latest back up location in the Back up company tab or see a list of your previous backups on the Previous backups tab. To restore a scheduled backup stored in OneDrive, click OneDrive.

2. Click Open.
3. Click OK then click Yes.
4. Click OK, enter your logon name and password then click OK.

Congratulations, you've successfully restored your backup, now we recommend that you check your data.