QuickBooks Backup -- Free

No one ever has time to backup QuickBooks. It isn't fun to backup. You can always do it tomorrow -- unless your computer crashes.

I understand, I don't enjoy doing my backups either. But I prefer backups to rebuilding months of data and losing hours or days of work.

Intuit has done a good job of making QuickBooks backup easier within the software. They have even added a US$4.95 per month online backup service. But, sixty bucks a year to backup just QuickBooks?

Many people back up to external drives but any damage to your office (water, fire, etc) and that data can be lost. Some people have had their external drives stolen.

All of my customers using QuickBooks have files that are less than 250MB - many have less than 25MB. There are free online backup solutions which provide up to 2GB (2000MB) of backup. The one I use for customers with QuickBooks and/or Microsoft Outlook is iDrive Basic. It has the ability to backup QuickBooks (and Outlook) even when you are using the program. It also has user-side encryption (which means only you can see your data).

If you are using QuickBooks and need a better backup, take a look at iDrive Basic. Of course, if you want assistance, I am available: send me an email.

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