I have errors, warnings, or comments in my data

What to do if your Check Data option returns any errors, warnings or comments in Sage 50 Accounts v26 and above.

Any issues with your data show in the File Maintenance Problems Report as errors, warnings, or comments:

• Errors - Stop processing until you resolve the errors and they no longer appear
• Warnings - we recommend you fix these before continuing
• Comments - these are for information only. We recommend you check these from time to time

TIP: In Sage 50 Accounts v28, clicking Run repair starts an automatic repair. If the File Maintenance Problems Report shows no errors, you can continue as normal. Corruption banners or messages will disappear after your next scheduled backup.  

 

Run Check Data

If you're already logged into your company, to check your data:

1. Go to File then select Maintenance.
2. Select Check Data.

Alternatively, if you see one of the messages above, click Run repair or Check data and view errors.

To fix any errors that appear, follow the fix any errors section.

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Fix any errors 

Fix your errors window - This window appears if the software can attempt to fix the errors automatically.

Your next steps window - This appears when your errors are unrepairable. 

Additional steps window - This appears when there are some manual steps needed to fix your data.

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Fix any warnings and comments

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Had corruption more than once?

Data errors are uncommon and rarely happen. If you find you get errors regularly basis, you can find further help in our potential causes of data corruption article.