QuickBooks Won’t Backup- 2 Easy Methods To Resolve It

QuickBooks Desktop users save their critical business data on the computer’s local memory because local storage can become corrupt or damaged, and it puts data at risk. QuickBooks allows you to back up your company file so that it can be recovered if the original file is lost or damaged. Sometimes users run into errors related to this feature and witness error messages such as “QuickBooks was unable to backup your company file. QuickBooks could not copy the company file”. You won’t be able to create an online backup of your files if this error occurs. There are three different error messages related to this issue that appears on your screen:- 

Backup Failed: QuickBooks was unable to back up your company file. QuickBooks could not create a disk image.

QuickBooks Backup Failed: QuickBooks was unable to back up your company file. QuickBooks could not copy the company file.

QuickBooks Encountered a Problem Attempting to Backup

Did QuickBooks encountered a problem attempting to back up on your system? Reach out to an expert at +1(855)-738-0359 and they will guide you on how to fix it. 

Reasons Why QuickBooks Won’t Backup

  • Storage Device that stores backup file is not available
  • The company file is damaged.
  • The backup path is incorrectly set up. 
  • There is not enough storage available on the device to store the backup file.

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What To Do If QuickBooks Won’t backup

There are two different solutions that users should follow when QuickBooks won’t backup. They include using verify and rebuild utility and verifying backup directory. Let’s look at these solution in detail:- 

Solution 1- Run Verify And Rebuild Utility

They are internal QuickBooks utilities that help users find the problem with their company file and then fix it. These are the steps you need to follow to fix it:- 

  • Go to the File menu and select Utilities.
  • Tap on Verify Data and wait for the scan to finish. A message will pop-up telling you if your data file is compromised or not.
  • If the Verify Data tool figures out problems with the company file, go back to the Utilities drop-down and select Rebuild Data.
  • Allow the tool to repair the damage in the company file, then try to back up the company file again.

Solution 2- Verifying The Backup Directory in QuickBooks

You need to ensure that the backup path for your company file is correct and not broken. These are the steps you need to follow:- 

  • Navigate to the Preferences section of QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Go to the Backup Options section .
  • Under the Local Backup Only section of QuickBooks, check the backup directory you selected.
  • Ascertain that QuickBooks has a valid path for the backup file to be created.
  • If the backup path is incorrect or unavailable, click Browse and navigate to the correct folder location where you want to save the company file backup.
  • Change the backup location in QuickBooks.
  • From the Create Backup window, you can also change the backup path before taking a backup of the company file.

So this is all you should do if QuickBooks Won’t Backup on your system. This feature is important and thus the issue should be resolved as soon as possible. You can also try renaming your QuickBooks Network Data file and verifying the available space in your storage device in order to resolve the issue. Contact an expert at +1(855)-738-0359 in your error is still not resolved after following the above mentioned solutions. 

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