Guest MeganWright1979 Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 I'm trying to back-up Quickbooks onto a portable drive and I can't figure out how to do it. I've followed directions on the Windows site but I do not have a "backup" option in the System Tools section. Can anyone help???
Guest R. McCarty Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Backing up my system Quickbooks uses a file extension of .Qbw. You don't necessarily have to use the built-in backup which writes the Quickbooks data file to a different filename type. You can simply copy the _________.QBW file directly using Windows Explorer. "MeganWright1979" <MeganWright1979@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE148939-5C73-44E0-BE2F-237EB5BF394A@microsoft.com... > I'm trying to back-up Quickbooks onto a portable drive and I can't figure > out > how to do it. I've followed directions on the Windows site but I do not > have > a "backup" option in the System Tools section. > > Can anyone help??? >
Guest Nepatsfan Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Backing up my system "MeganWright1979" <MeganWright1979@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE148939-5C73-44E0-BE2F-237EB5BF394A@microsoft.com... > I'm trying to back-up Quickbooks onto a portable drive and I can't figure out > how to do it. I've followed directions on the Windows site but I do not have > a "backup" option in the System Tools section. > > Can anyone help??? > Windows Backup is not installed on a computer running XP Home Edition. You need to locate ntbackup.msi on your XP HE installation CD if you want to install this program. It can be found in the VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP folder on the installation CD. HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302894 You can also download the file from this web site. Installing the Backup Program on the Home Version http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#backup_home Direct download of ntbackup.msi. http://home.comcast.net/~cerelli/ntbackup.msi That said, the versions of QuickBooks I've seen have a backup feature built right into the program. It will create a .QBB file wherever you like. Personally, I'd rather have a file saved in the application's native format than take the chance that Microsoft's Backup program will perform when needed. Check QuickBooks help for more info or the Intuit web site. Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Re: Backing up my system "MeganWright1979" <MeganWright1979@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE148939-5C73-44E0-BE2F-237EB5BF394A@microsoft.com... > I'm trying to back-up Quickbooks onto a portable drive and I can't figure > out > how to do it. I've followed directions on the Windows site but I do not > have > a "backup" option in the System Tools section. > > Can anyone help??? You almost certainly have XP Home, were ntbackup is not included, but that's beside the point; it's not the tool for this job. Do this from within Quickbooks, attach your portable drive and save, export, or backup the file from there (as well as the local copy). Alternately, locate your quickbooks data file, and simply copy it manually to the portable drive. You don't need any other tools for this, and you don't really want to add another layer of potential failure. HTH -pk
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