Checking your company file for errors

In addition to having your company file automatically checked for errors before creating a backup, you can check your company file any time you choose.

By checking your company file for errors, you can catch minor problems in the file before they cause serious problems.

caution : Single-user access required

This task requires single-user access.

To check your company file for errors

Go to the File menu and choose Verify Company File. A confirmation window appears.

Click OK to confirm that you want to verify your company file. Your company file is scanned for errors. When the file verification process is complete, a message appears describing the results of the process.

If no errors were found, click OK to end the verification process.

If your company file is corrupt, you can:

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Attempt to fix the company file by optimising it and repeat from step 1 above to check if the errors have been fixed.

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Restore the company file from your most recent backup.

Click OK.