The data you enter in the MYOB system is stored in a company file. Backing up (creating a copy of your company file that can be used in the event the company file becomes damaged or something happens to your computer) should be part of your everyday routine. MYOB Accounting Plus provides a backup utility programme to make this important task quick and easy.
If a problem makes your company file unusable, use the restore utility programme provided with Accounting Plus to restore (uncompress) the most recent backup of your company file.
You should routinely verify your company file to ensure that it is free of minor problems that could eventually grow in size and render the company file unusable.
Optimise your company file to ensure that the file is working efficiently, to uncover minor and fixable problem, and to free up wasted hard disk space if you've deleted or purged many transactions recently.
Moving and renaming company files
Follow the steps in this section if you wish to move a company file from one folder to another on your computer, or if you wish to change the name of your company file.
Purging information that's no longer needed
Purging removes detailed information about transactions (but not the effects of the transactions on your account balances) and business contacts that you no longer need and reduces the size of your company file.
For a complete list of related topics, see Maintenance Table of Contents.