If you restore by copying your company data files

• Copy the files into an existing company folder (that is: ...\BWData\SAMPLE)
• The Sage BusinessWorks index doesn’t recognize a folder created outside of Sage BusinessWorks as a valid company
• If you’re copying files from a copy of the data files for a company that doesn’t already exist in Sage BusinessWorks
  • Create a new company under Utilities, Maintain Companies, New with an ID that matches the name of the company you're restoring
  • Once you've created the company, go to the ...\BWData\{Company} folder and delete all the files in the new company folder
  • Copy the contents of the folder you’re restoring to the ...\BWData\{Company} folder

If this is a new install on a server or standalone computer

• If the only backup you have is a copy of the Sage folder (which includes BWProg and/or BWData)
  • You'll need to place the files in the desired location before you install
• Once you copy the files to your desired location, install Sage BusinessWorks directly on top of the recovered files
• If the BWProg folder isn’t available to restore, You'll need to recreate the following
  • Users and User security
  • Custom forms
  • Customized reports