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Dylemma's avatar
Dylemma
Experienced Cover User
1 month ago
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Thumb Drive Backup?

Why can't I backup my MYOB Accountright file to a thumb drive this morning?  It just updated to the new 2026.2.1.5 version and suddenly, no ability to back up to a thumb drive...it want's to back up ...
  • SupportNoteGuy's avatar
    SupportNoteGuy
    1 month ago

    Hi Dylemma​ - thanks for your question.

     

    There's a new preference you can set which controls whether you want to use online or offline backups.

     

    Go to the Setup menu > Preferences > Security tab, then select the preference Enable Offline Backups and Restore. Click OK and you're done!

    I hope this helps!

     

    You can learn more about online and offline backups in this help topic: Backing up and restoring company files.

     

    Adrian

     

Spicer_accounts's avatar
Spicer_accounts
Cover User
30 days ago

Hi everyone

I looked into the online backups and the notes say that if you restore an online backup it will replace your current file and that the process can't be undone.  Does anyone know if this is right?  If you restore say last year's data file for some reason, would you lose all the data entry you have done over the past year?

  • AmandaMYOB's avatar
    AmandaMYOB
    MYOB Moderator
    27 days ago

    Hey Spicer_accounts​ 

    That's correct, if it's an online backup, your current online company file will be replaced with the backed up version. This can't be undone. 

    If it's an offline backup, you can choose to restore the backup either in your AccountRight library on your computer/network location or online to overwrite your current online company file. More information on restoring backup files can be found on this page. 

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