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\"accountingAs I mentioned earlier, QuickBooks is one of the most comprehensive and feature-rich accounting\/inventory management software on the planet today.<\/p>\n

If you use QuickBooks to keep track of your company’s stocks and customer’s transaction, a lot is at stake. If your hard drive fails, gets corrupted or infected by a virus, you could find your back against the wall. Even with a simple technical glitch, months of critical information could be wiped out in a flash. It doesn’t happen every day, but it’s that once-in-a-blue-moon accident that you need to safeguard against.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, backing up QuickBooks is as easy as 1, 2, 3, and a local backup to a removable flashdrive is as good as any.<\/p>\n

To backup Quickbooks, simply log in as you usually do to enter transactions. Then click File >> Backup Company >> Create Local Backup. Click on Options<\/em> to choose where you want the backup to go. Then click on “Next” and follow the simple instructions to complete your backup. It takes less than five minutes.<\/p>\n

Be sure to backup everyday, or every other day. If something goes wrong, restoring all your data is as easy as 1, 2 3.<\/p>\n

Related: Restoring Backup to New QuickBooks Installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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