Wiki source code of External Drive Backups
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| 1 | **Question:** How can I get a backup for payroll on external device for safe keeping? | ||
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| 3 | **Answer: **Follow the instructions below. | ||
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| 5 | * With your payroll program closed open your hard drive and go into your **"Documents" **folder. | ||
| 6 | * Go into the **"Payroll Backups"** folder located there. | ||
| 7 | * Highlight the folder with your company name on it. | ||
| 8 | * Go to the **"File"** menu and select **"Compress"**, or it could say **"Create Archive Of",** this will create a copy of the folder with an extension of **".zip"** on the end. | ||
| 9 | * Copy the zipped file to the desired external device. | ||
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| 11 | You can also use the **Time Machine®** program that is already installed on Mac computers. It creates a complete backup of your computer automatically once set up. An external drive or backup location is needed. |