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Ability to change the default backup file name or set the date naming format as YYYY MM DD
By default on the Hosted platform, a backup name is based on the file name and the current date and time. It defaults to the location B:\ with the existing file name and the date and time) and that file name cannot be changed. In this case the in the backup file name it has the Month, Day and Year as "Sep 18, 2025" Just an…
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Reckon Personal Plus V31
We have recently purchased this version and installed it. From Day 1 we have been unable to do a backup and this version of Reckon crashes each time a backup is attempted. Has anyone had a similar issue, and if so how did you resolve it?
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#TipTuesday - Backing Up and Performing File Integrity Checks on Large Reckon Accounts Hosted Files
It's time for @#TipTuesday. Backing up large files on Reckon Accounts Hosted can be a hassle, often taking too long and interrupting your work. But don't worry! This guide will show you a way to back up and check your files using Reckon Accounts Enterprise on your local computer. Follow these steps to keep your data safe…
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Schedule automatic backups that take place when you close your company file
Hello, I'm new to Reckon Community. I have 2024 Reckon Accounts Business (Desktop). I followed the instructions in the Help section. "To schedule automatic backups From the File menu, click Save Copy or Backup to open the backup wizard. Click Backup Copy, then click Next, then click Local Backup. If you have not already…
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Accounts Hosted - Backup time
Hey all (again) What is the standard (not that there is one) length of time that a backup of Hosted should take. Our backup is taking upwards of 10+ hours to complete. May as well buy some ZIP disks at this rate. The backup kept on reporting server times out. What can we do to make this a smoother process, and less of a…
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Reckon Home & Business 2022
I have been using the 2022 version since it was available. It now (since June) will not back up. I get an error message and a number of different error codes including 6983, 7034, 6970. See attached. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software, but it makes no difference. it still will not back up.
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What is the difference between Clean Up Company Data andTruncation performed by Data Services?
Just wondering what the difference is and if you would expect any improvement in file speed when running reports, verifying, backing up? I've stepped through a file that hadn't had much maintenance done on it - done multiple rebuilds, verifys, portable file backups and restores, as well as using Clean Up Company Data to…
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Jonathan Richard Ilbery
Recent problem and downloaded backup of Reckon account. All transactions going back to 2006 came up but entry to investments only showed each shareholding number and cost bases and nothing else. Current pricing then downloaded and all detail (losses/gains etc) came up but in going back to earlier dates no historic detail…
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Share Values missing only cash value available.
When saving my Quicken today My share values have dropped out so that my investment only shows the cash available. in trying to use backup when I have installed that then the values drop out so whilst the actual figures and trades are there, there are no values in the totals on the side column. How can I restore the…
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Reckon Accounts Premier 2021 user default file backup location can't be set as default
Hi Last week I installed Reckon Accounts Premier 2021 after using Reckon Accounts Premier 2016 for a number of years. Once I had backed up a file to my chosen location in Reckon Accounts Premier 2016, all I had to do was click on the backup icon on the toolbar each time and the backup would commence. Now with Reckon…
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Gerry saved the Day
I have been a long standing user of Reckon Home and Business. My 2012 software served me well until recently when I could no longer back up files - always got a failed and Must Close message. The best I could do was to copy the file to (hopefully) preserve my work. After 4 frustrating calls (partly due to drop offs on my…
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Reckon Accounts Hosted QBB backups
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECKON ACCOUNTS HOSTED BACKUPS Hi everyone, As you will be aware, in Reckon Accounts Hosted, users are responsible for creating their own company file backups via File Menu > Save Copy or Backup. Over the years, there has been an incredibly large build-up of backup files stored on the Reckon…
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Reckon Accounts Hosted - Best Practices & Tips 💡
The Reckon Accounts Hosted team has put together a really helpful guide on best practices that will help you get the best experience from your Reckon Accounts Hosted software. Check it out below!
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How to transfer Reckon Accounts EasyStart: first business Edition 2014 info from old laptop to new
Hi all, I am looking to transfer my reckon account from my old laptop to my new one and I am not 100% computer savy. Would really appreciate your help. Thanks. Also I keep getting an error message coming up saying "failed to open licence centre template file." What does this mean? Thanks, Jen
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Company File & Backups
Hi, New to this forum but a long-time user of Reckon. We are an Accounts Enterprise customer and have been using Reckon for over 15 years. Recently, I've had a lot of issues with our company file and believe it is due to the size of the file. Currently sitting at 1,231,540KB (1.23G) which I believe is causing the backup…