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Backup of Sage 50 Automatic and Manual

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Alex Hales
Backup of Sage 50 Automatic and Manual

Sage 50 is a popular accounting software used by businesses of all sizes. It's important to have a backup of your Sage 50 data to ensure that you don't lose any important financial information due to unexpected events like system crashes, data corruption, or hardware failures. To create a backup of your Sage 50 data, you can use the built-in backup feature within the software. You can either choose to backup your data on your local computer or on an external device like a USB drive or a cloud storage service. It's recommended to create regular backups, ideally daily or weekly, to ensure that you always have an up-to-date copy of your data in case of any unforeseen circumstances. Additionally, it's also important to test your backup periodically to ensure that you can successfully restore your data in the event of a disaster.


How to make a Manual backup of the company and re-share it

Follow the steps that are mentioned below to make a Manual backup of the company.

  • First, log in to the company that you want to back up.
  • Then you need Select File and then Backup.
  • In the Sage 50 Accounting - Backup window, type the file name.
  • Go to the location where you want the backup to be saved.
  • Finally, press OK to begin the backup.
  • First, log in to the company that you want to back up.
  • Then you need Select File and then Backup.
  • In the Sage 50 Accounting - Backup window, type the file name.
  • Go to the location where you want the backup to be saved.
  • Finally, press OK to begin the backup.

Note: Don’t put the file location in the .SAJ folder because this is where the software backs up the files. Don’t overwrite an existing backup unless you are certain that this is what you want to do.


Follow the steps that are mentioned below to make a Manual backup of the company: 

Yes, you need to restore the backup from the desktop as a new company, to restore follow these steps:

  • First, open Sage 50, then choose File, then Restore.
  • Then click Browse and navigate to the location of your backup file (.PTB file).
  • Now click the Open button.
  • After that next should be clicked.
  • Choose the desired method of restoration:
  • Replace existing company data or Overwrite Existing Company
  • Make a new company with the restored data or A New Company
  • Next should be clicked.
  • Select the desired restore options (in most cases, select all)
  • Intelligence Reporting Reports or Business Intelligence Reports
  • Next should be clicked.
  • Check the restore options, then click Finish.
  • Once the restoration is completed, the company will reopen.


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