A backup of the company data is necessary for protection against various threats and vulnerabilities. Therefore, data should be backed up frequently, and the data backup should be logically and physically secure.
To take a backup of your data
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > F3: Cmp Info > Backup to view the Backup Companies on Disk screen.
2. Enter the Source path - the path to the folder with the data to be backed up. By default, the Tally. ERP 9 folder path is displayed here.
3. Enter the Destination path where the data backup has to be stored.
Note: The path specified can be on the same storage device, on an external storage device, or on a storage device on the network.
4. Select the required companies from the List of Companies, as shown below:
5. Press Ctrl+A to initiate the backup.
The backup file TBK900.001 is stored in the specified folder.
If your company uses Tally.Server 9 to maintain data, data backup has to be taken by selecting the server data location.
To take a backup of your data using Tally.Server 9
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > F3: Cmp Info > Backup to view the Backup Companies on Disk screen.
2. Click S: Server Data Loc. to view the List of Tally.Server Data Locations.
3. Select the required Location, as shown below:
4. Press Ctrl+A to initiate the backup.
Note: If the administrator has enabled Security Control, you have to provide authorised Tally.NET credentials to access the List of Tally.Server Data Locations.
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