How Do I Automatically Backup QuickBooks?

As a QuickBooks user, it’s important to have a backup of your data in case of a system crash, data loss, or any other unforeseen event. Thankfully, QuickBooks provides an automatic backup feature that allows you to create a backup of your data at regular intervals. Here’s how to set up automatic backups in QuickBooks.

1. Open QuickBooks and log in to your company file.

2. From the File menu, select “Backup Company” and then select “Create Local Backup”.

3. In the “Create Backup” window, select “Local Backup” and then click on “Options”.

4. In the “Backup Options” window, select “Scheduled Backup” and then click on “New”.

5. In the “Schedule Backup” window, set the frequency and time for the backup. You can choose to backup daily, weekly, or monthly, and you can also choose the time of day when the backup should take place.

6. Choose a location to save your backup. You can save it to an external hard drive, a USB flash drive, or another location on your computer.

7. Once you have selected the location, click “OK” to save the backup settings.

8. Finally, click “Finish” to complete the backup setup process.

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Your automatic backup is now set up, and QuickBooks will create a backup of your data at the specified intervals. You can also create a manual backup at any time by selecting “Backup Company” from the File menu and then selecting “QuickBooks backup not working“.