How to back up a company

Created on 01 May 2023 | Last modified on 01 May 2023

Steps to create a backup in Sage Fixed Assets Depreciation and Tracking.

Resolution

In Sage Fixed Assets:

Go to File, Company Utilities, Backup Company.
- Click the Select All button to back up up all the companies in the database
- Highlight companies to back up a smaller selection
- All selected companies will back up to a single file
Select location for backup.
Specify a name for the backup file in the file name field.
Click Save.

Notes:

Backup should be saved to a known location on the local hard drive of the machine running Sage Fixed Assets
The backup process can take a long time to complete. Do NOT End Task this process once it’s underway. See Slow performance during a backup.
If a user is logged in to the company being backed up a warning message will display and the company will be skipped
Wide Area Network (WAN) or VPN connections are unsupported and can slow down the backup process