Backing up manually to a CD
You must be in single-user mode to back up a company file.
To back up your QuickBooks company file to a CD, you must have a
read-writable CD-ROM drive and software for writing to a recordable CD.
If your computer is running Microsoft® Windows XP, software for writing
to a recordable CD is included your operating system. file handling, backups, CD, backups, manual, data, backing up, .
If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP, you must use third-party CD writing
software. file handling, backups, CD, backups, manual, data, backing up, . In most cases, this software comes with your CD-R or CD-RW drive.
Why can't I select my CD-ROM drive letter in the location field?
Windows XP overrides the CD-ROM drive letter with its CD Burning folder location. file handling, backups, CD, backups, manual, data, backing up, . See
Backing up to a CD using Windows XP for more information.
For detailed steps to back up to a CD, select the topic for your operating
system:
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