Opps… Sunday afternoon and I’ve just discovered that I damaged three files on my home PC. Not to fear… I have these files backed up. Mozy allows me to get the versions I know were there two weeks ago… just like on TV, right? Unfortunately, Mozy didn’t work as advertised this time. Here’s a picture [...]
As you leave the office this chilly afternoon, I’ll give you one more thing to think about, courtesy Yahoo Finance and The New York Times, "Eleven Easy Ways to Destroy Your Company". Don’t let an extension cord destroy your business data backup. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve read and heard about [...]
This Microsoft Support article “How to manage .pst files in Outlook 2007, in Outlook 2003, and in Outlook 2002” is the best knowledge base article that I know about. This article describes how to use personal storage folders, also known as .pst files, to back up data that you created in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office [...]
Question: How do I check to make sure I can actually restore my backup files? Answer: If you are using a local backup, I have a quick video explaining the process here. If you are using QuickBooks online backup, use Web Restore to restore your latest online backup company file to a folder on your [...]
Frequently, folks need to go back a few days to look at the information in QuickBooks prior to making a catastrophic mistake or confirming major changes will not be a catastrophic mistake. Imagine a scenario where you have just completed a total remake of your expense account numbers or made journal entries correcting out of [...]