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Question: Where does payroll back up to?

Answer: Backups of the payroll program by default are stored in your "Documents" folder. 

• Open your hard drive and on the left side, select "Documents".

• Go into the "Payroll Backups" folder.

• Go into the folder with your company name on it. 

• Each folder with a date on it is a backup of the company as of that date. 

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Restoring onto a Different Computer

FAQ: How do I restore from a backup onto a different computer?

Restoring into an Existing Company

FAQ: How do I restore from a backup into an existing company?

Creating Manual Backups

FAQ: How do I create a backup manually?

External Drive Backups

FAQ: How can I get a backup for payroll on external device for safe keeping?

Keeping Old Backups

FAQ: There are several months/years of backups for payroll. Do I have to keep all of them?