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Ensuring that your Quick Books file is up to date can be time consuming enough the first time, so make sure you have a backup in case of computer issues. The below tips will help you make sure that you don’t have to spend long painful hours trying to re-create your books. (Note: Quick Books Online is a cloud based version, but please see the special note at the end if you use this product). 1. Backing up your data should occur regularly and frequently. a. A great rule of thumb is to back up the file AT LEAST after every payroll, to ensure keeping your employee data. If you don’t have payroll (or if you have frequent entry in your books), base the frequency on how hard it would be for you to re-create the information. If you’re in the file daily, updating it with vendor or customer information and payments, then you should back up at least once a week. If you only log in once a month and input for the whole month, then back up the file once you’re done inputting all the information monthly. b. Once you determine how often, schedule your backup to occur automatically so you don’t have to worry about someone getting busy and ‘forgetting’ this important task READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY VISITING THE LINK BELOW...