How to locate company directories
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Within an open company

  1. Select Maintain, Company Information, and locate the Directory line in the window that opens.The directory line indicates the location of the open company.
  2. Make a note of the Directory location.

From the Open Company menu

  1. Click File > Open Company. Any companies located in your data path will show there.
  2. Make a note of the Directory location.

Search for your company files using Windows search

  • Before searching, locate your data path
  • Each valid Sage company directory contains the file COMPANY.DAT
  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Click into the Search field.
  3. Select All Files and Folders.
  4. Enter COMPANY.DAT.
  5. Make sure View is set to Detail. The location of each search result shows in the Folder column.
  6. If there are company folders outside of the data path, copy them and paste them into the data path to move them.

Locate your company files using the Registry Editor

  1. On the keyboard, press the WINDOWS KEY+R keys.
  2. Type Regedit and click OK.
  3. On the left pane, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Peachtree\Version.
  4. Expand the key for your version of Sage:
    • Version 2024: 31
    • Version 2023: 30
    • Version 2022: 29
    • and so forth, for older versions
  5. Expand Open History, and select the flavor folder beneath it (PTXA, PCW, PPA, etc.).
  6. On the right pane, a list of recently opened companies displays, with the company directory of each given in the Data column.
  7. When done, close the Registry Editor.
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