Back up and restore your data

Accounts, transactions and reports are stored in the database on the server. Back it up regularly — ideally on an automatic schedule — so you can recover quickly if the server fails or data gets corrupted.

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Back up now

1. Choose Hệ thống › Quản lý cơ sở dữ liệu › Sao lưu cơ sở dữ liệu (System › Database management › Back up database).
2. In Địa chỉ (location), choose where to store the backup (preferably a different drive from the data, a USB drive or another PC).
3. Change Tên thư mục (folder name) if needed — by default it uses the current date and time.
4. Click Sao lưu (Back up).

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Schedule automatic backups

1. Choose Hệ thống › Quản lý cơ sở dữ liệu › Lịch trình sao lưu CSDL (Backup schedule).
2. Tick Cho phép sao lưu cơ sở dữ liệu tự động (allow automatic backup).
3. Choose a type:
   • Mỗi giờ (hourly): back up every number of minutes you enter.
   • Mỗi ngày (daily): back up at a fixed time each day, e.g. 23:00.
   • Mỗi tuần (weekly): back up on a fixed day and time each week.
4. Choose the Địa chỉ (location) and click Đồng ý (OK).

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Restore data

1. Choose Hệ thống › Quản lý cơ sở dữ liệu › Khởi tạo lại cơ sở dữ liệu (Re-initialise database).
2. Read the warning and click Yes to continue (or Cancel).
3. Choose the backup folder to restore.

⚠️ Note: Restoring replaces all current data with the backup; transactions made after the backup are lost. Back up the current data before restoring.

See also

• Log retention
• Contact support