I need to back up the database for a Quickbooks 2006 multi-user
install. I'm told that the last time they tried to dump it to a CD
using the built-in backup, it told the main user to go to "single-user"
mode and then it "hosed things up." I'm not sure exactly what that
means, and I intend to find out. In the meantime, can someone point me
to a "tutorial" on how to perform a backup in Quick Books? I'm not
going to be a Quickbooks user, I just need to be able to support it as
the network admin.
Thanks...
John
P.S. I'll be back to ask how to avoid/fix the problem with QuickBooks
when I have more details.
I need to back up the database for a Quickbooks 2006 multi-user install. I'm told that the last time they tried to dump it to a CD using the built-in backup, it told the main user to go to "single-user" mode and then it "hosed things up." I'm not sure exactly what that means, and I intend to find out. In the meantime, can someone point me to a "tutorial" on how to perform a backup in Quick Books? I'm not going to be a Quickbooks user, I just need to be able to support it as the network admin. Thanks... John P.S. I'll be back to ask how to avoid/fix the problem with QuickBooks when I have more details.
You can't "backup" to a CD.
Very few programs can write to a CD - programs that can write to a CD are
super-special to handle the unique data storage methodologies of CD/DVD. For
example, there are physically no "tracks," "blocks," or "sectors" on a CD;
the data are transcribed in one giant honkin' spiral.
You must create a "backup" on the hard drive (using whatever method the
software application permits), then, using a special program (such as NERO),
place that backup file on a CD.
Be aware, also, that when the files are returned from the CD, they return in
a READ ONLY form.
You can't "backup" to a CD. Very few programs can write to a CD - programs that can write to a CD are super-special to handle the unique data storage methodologies of CD/DVD. For example, there are physically no "tracks," "blocks," or "sectors" on a CD; the data are transcribed in one giant honkin' spiral. You must create a "backup" on the hard drive (using whatever method the software application permits), then, using a special program (such as NERO), place that backup file on a CD. Be aware, also, that when the files are returned from the CD, they return in a READ ONLY form.
Yeah... I'm aware of the "read only" problem... I have been looking on
the QuickBooks Community forum and reading there. Apparently there's a
built-in function in QuickBooks to perform a backup to disk and then
burn the resulting "bkf" file to CD.
I was hoping someone could point me to a FAQ / tutorial on how to do
backups in QuickBooks, as I know nothing about the software, other than
it's an accounting package. :-)
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I was hoping someone could point me to a FAQ / tutorial on how to do backups in QuickBooks, as I know nothing about the software, other than it's an accounting package. :-)
From within a Quickbooks file, choose File > Backup and choose the backup
location.
From outside of Quickbooks, choose your backup program of choice and include
the Quickbooks file location in your backup.
I have QB set to remind me to backup every 3 days or something like that but
I use Retrospect on my computers to run an automatic backup of my system
each night.
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