To restore a backup

Please note that this task requires single-user access. See Single-user file locking for more information.

Note: You can use other programs to restore backups If you want, you can use other software programs, such as PKUNZIP, to decompress a backup instead of the Restore command. Many other popular decompression programs will restore your backup files, as well.

An MYOB software data file should be open.

Be sure you’ve made all the accounting entries you want to include in the data file you’re currently using.

Choose Restore from the File menu.

If you marked the Prompt for Data Backup When Closing selection in the Preferences window, an alert message appears, asking you whether you want to back up the data file you’re currently using. Make the choice you want.

Note: If the restore process doesn’t work

When you installed MYOB Accounting Plus, special software used for the backup process was also installed. If an alert message appears when you try to use the Restore command, this software may have been removed from the location where it needs to exist. You’ll need to reinstall Accounting Plus. To learn how, see To reinstall MYOB Accounting Plus.

A dialog box appears. In this box, locate the backup you want to restore. When you’ve found the backup, click OK.

Another dialog box appears, allowing you to select the location where the backed-up data file will be restored. Select a location from the drop-down list and click OK.

An alert message appears, showing you what the decompressed file will be named and where it will be located after it’s decompressed. Click OK to decompress the backup. When the restore process is done, Accounting Plus will reappear, and the data file you’ve just restored will be opened automatically.