QuickBooks is the preferred choice of more than a million people for credible bookkeeping. The software provides reliable services, and the users trust it for the security of their business data. Despite being the best software in the accounting industry, QuickBooks still deals with random internal errors that can adversely affect the software output. Users have recently reported QuickBooks backup not working Windows 10, which can be due to some incorrect settings. In case your QuickBooks is also influenced by the same issue, continue reading the blog to discover its reasons & the method to fix it.
Avoid the complex troubleshooting procedure by contacting a QB support team at +1-855-948-3646 and letting them handle the issue.
About the issue
As we know that QuickBooks deals with crucial financial data of businesses. Losing this data can be a nightmare for the user and harmful to the business. To prevent this, QuickBooks recommends creating a backup of your data that can be used for restoration in case of unfortunate incidences. But under the influence of this issue, you might have experienced that QuickBooks fails to create automatic backups. Problems also exist while manually creating a backup, especially if you use Windows 10 on your PC. You won’t be able to create a backup until this error is resolved.
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Reasons
The reasons that can be held responsible for the occurrence of this error in QuickBooks are-
The company file you are using has invalid characters in its name, or it is over 3GB in size.
The specified location for saving your backup is set to an external drive which I currently disconnected from your system, or QuickBooks doesn’t have permission to access it.
QuickBooks has developed some issues due to an improper download on your PC the last time.
Solution
Here is a simple method to help you fix this error in QuickBooks-
Procedure- Verify that the automatic backup is set up correctly
QuickBooks gives the option to set automatic backups, which ensures that the software downloads the update as soon as it is available on the website. This error can occur if the automatic backup is not configured correctly and the backup fails due to incorrect settings. Follow the steps given below to verify that the configuration is correct-
Open QuickBooks on your computer and click on File.
Click on the Save copy or backup option.
Select Backup copy and click Next
Click on Options to set your backup defaults, including the destination folder.
Click on Change location/Use this location and tap Next.
Select Save it now and schedule future backups and tap Next.
Choose Save Backup copy immediately when I close my company file every (number) times.
Enter a desired number in the field and click Finish.
Reboot your PC and reopen QuickBooks.
The error will be fixed after using the method mentioned above.
Conclusion
You are now fully aware of the reasons for the QuickBooks backup not working Windows 10 issue. We hope you used the procedure mentioned in the blog and the issue in your QuickBooks is now eliminated.
For any help regarding the issue, feel free to reach out to our QB support team at +1-855-948-3646.
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