Sage Payroll Professional automatically creates a backup when you start a new period or tax year. However, you can also create manual backups at any time. 

The steps below allow you to create a backup for one company.

1. Access your company on the Company Listing screen.
2. From the Main Menu, select Utilities.
3. Select Backup.
4. Ensure all users logged out of the system.
5. Select the option Data for This Company.
6. Review the onscreen notice:

7. Select Continue.
8. Enter a unique description for the backup.
9. Select Continue.
10. Wait for the confirmation message that the backup was successful.

 NOTE: We store this backup for one month. Review our backup retention policy for more details.