Create and restore client data backups to and from FileCabinet CS
Use the
Backup
and Restore
tools to back up clients, documents, system settings, and product settings to and from FileCabinet CS.Follow these steps to back up or restore UltraTax CS files in FileCabinet CS.
note
When backing up client data to FileCabinet CS, you can follow these steps to do a manual backup. You can also set UltraTax CS to automatically back up client data when a client is closed.
- Back up
- To back up items to FileCabinet CS, selectFile, thenBackupfrom the UltraTax CS application menu.
- Select the data type you want to back up from the dropdown.
- Select the items you want to back up then selectSelect.
- In the Backup data section, selectFileCabinet CS, thenBackup.If the backup is successful, a Data Backup folder is created in the FileCabinet CS drawer.
- Restore
- To restore backed up items from FileCabinet CS, selectFile, thenRestorefrom the UltraTax CS application menu.
- If prompted for a backup location, selectContinue.
- In the Restore window, select the backed-up data type to restore from the dropdown.
- Mark theClient backups in FileCabinet CSorSystem backups in FileCabinet CScheckbox.
- Select the items you want to back up then selectSelect.noteYou can only select 1 client at a time. Repeat steps 5-9 to restore additional clients.
- SelectRestoreto restore the files from previous backups.