The procedure for taking a backup is as follows
| 1. | Go to Gateway of Tally, select F3: Cmp Info > Backup |
| 2. | The Backup Companies on Disk screen is displayed. |
| 3. | To change either the Source or the Destination paths, use the [Backspace] key and change the path as required. Specify the paths of the Source and Destination drives. Incase we want to take a backup onto another system on the network the Destination path will be \\machinename\drivename\directoryname. The process of backing up data begins when at least one company is selected for the same from the List of Companies. To stop selecting companies, select the option End of List, which appears at the top of the selection list. |
| 4. | The backup file is stored as TBK900.001. If the backup is taken in a medium likely to extend more than one – for example, floppy, then the extension digits (10001, 10002 and so on) will be stored accordingly. |
The Backup screen appears as:
Note: If TallyVault password is enabled for a company, Tally will allow you to select only one company at a time from the list for a backup.