101WBackup
A backup is a copy of all the entered data for a specific company. You will need to make a backup to prevent loss in the instance of a computer failure or when a user accidentally deletes company information. Remember media are cheap, your time is not. Making a backup is like recording a song to tape. You are making a copy of that information, if you record over that tape the old song is replaced with a new one.
Q: Why should I make a backup?
A: Computers are not perfect, they break down, and even experienced users can accidentally delete a year's worth of work with a click of a mouse.
Q: How often should I make a backup?
A: Often, or when you can not afford to lose the time you have spent entering data, and at the end of every reporting period.
Q: Where should I keep my backup?
A: Away from the computer and isolated from heat, moisture, magnets, TV's and microwave ovens.
Q: Can I use the same disk for the same company
A: No. We suggest you have a rotating system of backup disks for each company. Say you make your entries once a week. You would have 1 for each week of the month, so if your computer goes down and your last backup isn't any good (disks can go bad too), you have the previous backup.
Restoring from within ABC
If you backed up from within ABC you may use COMPANY/RESTORE to put this data back on your computer. If the company already exists, it will overwrite the data, if it does not exist you will be given the opportunity creating the company as you restore the data.
Backing up using Windows
- Double click on My Computer
- Double click on Local Disk C
- Right click on Domeabc
- Select Send To
- Select your CD drive
- Click on the bubble next to the time indicating you have files waiting to write to CD.
- Under writing tasks select Write these files to CD
How do I know if my backup is good?
The best way is to restore the backup on another computer and check your last transaction.