How to restore a company

1. Select File, Company Utilities, Restore Company, click Yes.
2. Browse to the location of the backup file (*.BBK), highlight the backup file.
   Note: Have the *.BBK file on a Drive local to the Client installation. The program will have difficulty reading backup files on a Network drive or removable media.
3. Highlight the Companies to restore. Click the Select All button or Hold the key down while selecting multiple but not all companies. Click Next.
4. Select the database you want to restore the company into from the dropdown, click Next.
5. Restore - Purge History option:
   • If you select Purge All Depreciation Events, the restore process runs faster and won't go Not Responding

   • Selecting Do not purge or Purge depreciation events through increases restore time. The restore process takes longer with more assets and historical data.

     Note: Don’t interfere with this process. Ending the task presents a high risk of corrupting the database
6. Click Restore.
   
   

Important information:

• You can’t downgrade via Company Backup\Restore. *.BBK files created in newer versions won’t restore into older versions of Sage Fixed Assets.
  Example: A bbk file created in 2026.1 will only restore into 2026.1 or higher. You can't restore it into version 2026.0 or older.
• *.BBK files created in Sage Fixed Assets 2012.0 and later will restore into any newer version of Sage Fixed Assets.
  Example: A BBK file you make in version 2012.1 restores into version 2026.1. You must restore it into a database created in version 2026.1.
• If you want to restore a company without overriding, you can rename it during the restore. During the process, a rename company window will pop up. Enter a new company name and select Rename.