Hosted QuickBooks Tip of the Week – Creating a Backup of Your Company File
It’s the start of a new year and for those whose accountant is not using the cloud with them, it’s time to create a backup copy of your company file. Making a backup is quick and easy:
- First, open your file in QuickBooks
- Select the File>Create Backup.
- Select Local Backup
- Click on the Options Button
- Click on the Browse Button to select where you want to save your backup
- Click OK
- If you get a prompt that asks if you want to save the backup on the same hard drive that holds your company file – select Use this Location
- Click Next
- Click Save It Now
- Click Next
- If you get a prompt that asks if the company file is stored on a drive in a remote computer – click OK
- Check to be sure it is saving in the correct place and check the name it is saving it as
- Click Save
- When the program finishes the backup you will be prompted – click OK
Now you can save the backup copy to a flash drive, CD or email it.
Please tune in to next week’s QuickBooks tip.