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Error: "The following error occurred during backup: DynaZIP error #18."

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Summary

DynaZIP error #18 occurs in Sage 50 Accounting when making a backup, and the backup is unable to complete.

Description

  • Error: "The following error occurred during backup: DynaZIP error #18. The backup process was unsuccessful. Select Help for more information." 
  • Error: "Could not open for reading"

Cause

Damaged data path.

Resolution

  1. Uninstall Sage 50 and then reinstall it to a new data path. If you are on a network, this needs to take place on the server.
  2. Update the data paths on the workstations and move the company data folders into the new data path.

See How to change the data path for instructions for the above.

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