Using the SmartVault Drive to Obtain QuickBooks Company File Backups
Once you back up a QuickBooks company file, you can obtain a copy of the zipped QuickBooks company file backup at any time using the SmartVault Drive.
To use the SmartVault Drive to obtain a QuickBooks company file backup:
1. Map a SmartVault drive.
Note: You only need to map a SmartVault drive once. However, you must map a drive before you can use the SmartVault Drive to obtain a QuickBooks company file backup.
For more information about how to map a SmartVault Drive, see
“Understanding and Mapping SmartVault Drives” .
2. Using the SmartVault Drive, browse to the account on your SmartVault Drive that contains the QuickBooks company file backup.
3. Open the vault that contains the QuickBooks company file you backed up.
4. Open the Application\QuickBooks\CompanyFileName\Backups folder, where CompanyFileName is the name of the QuickBooks company file that you backed up.
5. Select the QuickBooks company file backup that you want to obtain.
6. Copy and paste the zipped QuickBooks company file backup to the location where you want to use the file and then unzip the file.
