1. Go to the File menu and choose Backup. The Backup Cashbook window is displayed.
   
2. Click the ellipsis (...) button and choose where you want to save your backup file. To make it easy to find, save it to your desktop.
3. Click OK.
4. Click OK to the backup completion message.
   
5. Copy the backup file to a portable storage device, like a USB stick. This allows you to transfer the file to your new computer.

If you have moved your Cashbook software to a new computer, this support note will guide you through the simple process of restoring your backed up Cashbook data file.

Before you can restore your backed up Cashbook data file, you need to create a "dummy" data file into which you can restore your backup. To do this:

1. Open Cashbook and choose Create a new Cashbook.
   
2. At the New Cashbook window select Build your Own.
3. In the Cashbook Name field enter anything, for example "abc", then click OK. See our example below.
   
4. Click OK through the Cashbook Options window.
5. Click Close at the Easy Setup Assistant window.
   

MYOB Cashbook creates a unique file name when backing up so you can easily identify the correct file if you need to restore. The Cashbook backup file name includes the date and time the backup was created. Because each Cashbook backup has a different name, multiple backups can be now be saved in the same location.

To restore your backup:

1. Go to the File menu and choose Restore.
2. Browse using the ellipsis button (...) to locate the required cashbook backup.
3. Click to highlight the required backup then click OK as shown below.
   
4. Click OK at the WARNING window.
5. Click OK at the Restore completed message.

You are now ready to continue using Cashbook. Your data is as it was when you made the backup.