Managing user accounts and company files > Troubleshooting your company file
Company file damage
If you experience an interruption, we recommend that you run the Optimization Assistant. The Optimization Assistant is designed to make your company file more efficient and is capable of fixing certain types of company file corruption. You can use the Optimization Assistant as frequently as required. For example, you can use it after you have completed end-of-month reports or after each working day.
To optimize your company file, click Company File Maintenance from the welcome window and choose Optimize Company File.
Verifying your company file
To verify your company file, go to the File menu and choose Verify Company File. For more information about optimizing and verifying your company file, see Servicing your company file.
Backing up and Restoring your company file
To create a backup, go to the File menu and choose Back Up.
To restore your company file from a backup, click Company File Maintenance from the welcome window and choose Restore from a disk.
Alert Messages
the Finder-Check these additional possible solutions:
Each computer that uses AccountEdge must have a unique name. Be sure that each hard disk has a different name. Also, be sure that a comma or a period doesn’t appear before the drive name.
Be sure the company file isn’t locked. To check to see whether a file is locked, highlight the name of the company file in the Finder, and then choose Get Info from the File menu. If the Locked option is marked, unmark it.

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