QuickBooks 2014 The Guide, 2nd Edition

Chapter 23

Keeping Your QuickBooks Data Secure and Healthy

In this chapter:

•  Delete company files you no longer need

•  Back up and restore company files

•  Create a portable company file

•  Verify data files

•  Condense data

•  Update your QuickBooks software

The bookkeeping chores you complete in QuickBooks ensure that you’re tracking important information about your business and how it’s performing. Just as important as these tasks is the need to take care of the “health” of your QuickBooks company data file. In particular, it’s important to keep your software up to date and make sure your data is not cluttered with very old or irrelevant transactions and list items. Finally, it’s critical that you decide on and adopt a backup routine that ...