Recover my books
Pick a backup, look inside it, and bring it back as a new copy or in place of your current books.
Updated Nov 10, 2026
# Recover my books
Open Backups and choose "Recover my books".
1. Choose a backup
The newest backup is usually the right one. If your backups are on an external drive outside your usual backup folder, choose that folder and look there. On a new computer, first enter your recovery key so the new computer can open the backups.
2. Look inside
You see the company name, when the backup was made, how many records it holds, its trial balance and the latest entries. Nothing has been changed yet. A backup that does not pass its checks cannot be restored.
3. Choose how to bring it back
- As a new copy (safest). Makes a separate company from the backup. Your current books are not touched, so you can compare the two.
- Replace my current books. Puts the backup in place of this company. First a snapshot of the current books is taken and the replaced file is kept, so this can be undone. Anything you entered after the backup was made is missing from the restored books.
Afterwards
The restore is recorded in the edit history. The signed receipts that belonged to the replaced books are kept aside, not deleted, and the receipts from the backup take over.
If a company file is ever damaged, the app first repairs it from its own newest good snapshot and tells you. A backup is for when that falls short, or the computer itself is gone.