This doesn't resolve the issue of being able to save a backup locally. The option suggested on your link no longer exists. You cannot choose "Enable offline backups" from the Security tab. It is not clear how to save a local backup - please explain.
Hey VPUWS
The option to take a backup offline is no longer available in MYOB AccountRight.
We originally announced the changes to MYOB AccountRight offline mode a month ago, emails also would've been sent to any users that would be impacted by this change in advance to avoid any confusion and allow for preparation.
You can find the full post here for more information on what these changes look like.
Hi AmandaMYOB ,
There seems to be an effort to conflate removing "Offline Mode" to removing "Offline Backups" (maybe deliberate?). They should be treated as 2 separate issues. Even if you don't allow us to work with an offline file or restore from an offline backup, we would still like the ability to take offline backups for obvious reasons. If something does happen to MYOB at least we have a chance of recovering our data, rather than the Zero chance if we don't have offline backups.
If there is an alternative, please let us know.
Another stroke of genius from our ever-devolving MYOB solution.
Even Microsoft allows businesses to keep offline copies of SharePoint and OneDrive data. If eliminating offline backups was such a brilliant idea, surely they would have been the first to implement it.
Instead, MYOB has removed a long-standing safeguard that many businesses rely on for disaster recovery and data independence.
The message seems to be: trust us completely with your accounting data and forget about maintaining your own backup strategy.
On ya, MYOB.
Hi Amanda
Well we never received anything from MYOB about these changes. We have to keep our backups off line in accordance with our QA system and the ATO.
How can we download the backup from offline to store locally?
This is about controlling our own backups. MYOB do not have a great trust track record and we want to be in control of our own backups not just told you have it under control.
