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A lot of readers found my blog series on QuickBooks backups reports to be helpful so I wanted to write a series of blog posts on backups.
Backups are copies of your QuickBooks file just in case something happens to your data. It is a snapshot of what you entered until the backup date.
If you haven’t noticed, QuickBooks doesn’t have a save button. You enter data and transactions and the file saves when you log off or close the program. Accidents happen! What if your cat walks across your keyboard and restarts your computer or a pesky virus infects your computer?
A backup file saves your program settings, transactions, and names, as well as files related to the company file like templates, letters, logos, and images. It also backs up the Financial Statement Designer, Cash Flow Projector, Business Plan, and Loan Manager files. NOTE: Some Payroll files are restricted from being backed up.
