- Click File.
- Click Back Up Company.
- Click Create Local Backup.
- Click on Local backup.
- Click on Options.
- Click on Browse.
- Drill down and select the folder that you wish to save the backups to and then click on OK.
- The next option to select is the option named Add the date and time of the backup to the file name (recommended).
- The next option to select is the option named Limit the number of backup copies in this folder to.
- You also have the ability to choose how many backups are going to be kept by entering a value in the box show below.
- The next option you can choose to use is named Remind me to back up when I close my company file every X times. This option allows you to have the application remind you to backup your company file after the company file has been closed a specific number of times that you choose.
- The last option that you need to choose is the verify data during backup option. We recommend that you choose the option named Complete verification (single-user mode only).
- Click on OK.
- Click on Next.
- Click on Only schedule future backups and then click on Next.
- Click on Save backup copy automatically when I close my company file ever X times.
- Choose how many automatic backups you wish to have the application keep and enter it in the text box shown below. Typically you will enter 1 so that it backs up every time you close your QBF Desktop company file.
- You can click on Options if you wish to change the backup settings for the automatic backups.
- Click on Browse.
- Drill down and select the folder that you wish to save the backup to and then click on OK.
- The next option to select is the option named Add the date and time of the backup to the file name (recommended).
- The next option to select is the option named Limit the number of backup copies in thie folder to.
- You also have the ability to choose how many backups are going to be kept by entering a value in the box shown below.
- The next option you can choose to use is named Remind me to back up when I close my company file every X times. This option allows you to have the application remind you to backup your company file after the company file has been closed a specific number of times that you choose.
- The last option that you need to choose is the verify data during backup option. We recommend that you choose the option named Complete verification (single-user mode only).
- Click on OK.
- Click on Finish to complete configuring the automatic backups.
- You will be notified that no backups are currently scheduled. Click on OK.
- Whenever you close/logoff your QBF Desktop company file in the application, it will now perform an automatic backup for you.
- The automatic backups will be named using the following convention. “ABU_X_CompanyName Date and Time.QBB”. X will be a number starting at 0 and going to the maximum number of backups chosen. For example: ABU_0_Company Name Feb 19,2018 10 55 AM.QBB
The most recent backup will always be numbered 0.
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