Tally ERP 9 Data Backup — How to do it and why it is important

Who uses Tally ERP 9? Well, almost everyone. If you are an Indian business, there is more than an 80% chance that you utilize Tally ERP 9 as your accounting software.

It has a simple user interface, allows you to record transactions chronologically, and access all the critical business reports in just a few clicks. But what if you lose access to your system?

As life is unpredictable, businesses must design a proper disaster recovery and business continuity plan. Once you download Tally ERP 9 for PC, you can conveniently record your business data and back it up, so that critical business-related information doesn’t get compromised due to unforeseen circumstances.

Why Should You Backup Your Tally ERP 9 Data?

There’s this famous quotation, “Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst.” Regular backups of business data help organizations prepare for the worst and maintain original copies of the data.

Business data is precious, and losing it can drastically hamper business operations, leading to losses. Retrieving lost information is time-consuming, and complete retrieval, at times, often becomes a challenge.

So, experts always recommend backing up the Tally data regularly to retrieve essential business records.

With TallyDekho, you can access your Tally ERP 9 on mobile. It not only helps you to access key business reports but also allows you to keep an additional backup of your business data.

The TallyDekho app uses your Google Drive account to sync the Tally ERP 9 in mobile, thus adding another layer of backup to your data.

How to Backup & Restore Tally ERP 9 Data?

Now it is important to know how you can back up and retrieve your Tally ERP 9 data. Here’s the step-by-step process:

1. How to Back up Tally ERP 9 Data?

• Step 1: Go to the “Gateway of Tally”
• Step 2: Press “Alt + F3” for “Company Info”
• Step 3: Select the “Backup” option to open the “Backup Companies on Disk”
• Step 4: Select the “Source Folder” where your current Tally data is stored
• Step 5: Select the “Destination Folder” where you want to back up your Tally data. You can also use a portable hard drive or a USB drive to store it.
• Step 6: The software will display the “List of Companies.” Select the companies individually to start backing them up. If you want data from all your companies, select “All items” when prompted.

2. How to Restore Tally ERP 9 Data?

• Step 1: Go to the “Gateway of Tally”
• Step 2: Press “Alt + F3” for “Company Info”
• Step 3: Select the “Restore” option to view the available “Restore Companies”
• Step 4: Select the “Destination Folder” where you want to restore the company data
• Step 5: Select your “Source folder” where you initially saved your backup.
• Step 6: Select the companies from the “List of Companies” individually to restore their data, or select “All Items” if you want to restore data for all companies.

3. How to Backup Tally Data using TallyDekho?

There are no particular steps to keep your Tally data if you’re using the TallyDekho app. Once you download the Tally ERP 9 for mobile, your data automatically gets synchronized in real-time using Google Drive. Here’s how the process flows:

• Step 1: Download the TallyDekho Mobile app and log in using your Google account credentials.
• Step 2: Download the TallyDekho desktop app and synchronize the Tally ERP 9 companies’ data after logging into the desktop app.
• Step 3: Scan the QR code from the TallyDekho desktop app on your mobile to access data.

With this, you can easily set up Tally ERP 9 on mobile. Since TallyDekho uses Google Drive to save your business data, it gets automatically backed up in real-time, allowing you to conveniently restore it whenever required.

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