Tax Assistant

Hiding TFN on the tax return printout

To fully utilise Software Assistant’s restore facility, you should set the backup feature to back up the database every day. This way you'll have a wide range of backups to choose from. Assistant backup files are located in the _Backup folder in Assistant’s Data folder.
To restore from a backup:
  1. Select File and then Restore from backup.
  2. The Restore Data form will list all the backup files available to restore from, sorted from earliest to latest. Select the backup file from the list and select Next.
  3. The Restore Data form will now show contents of the backup file. From here you can choose to restore all data for a particular client or restore only the selected documents.
  4. option and then click on Restore. Repeat this if you wish to restore data for another client.
  5. Select Close.
If you want to restore the whole database from the backup file:
  1. Open the backup file.
  2. Select all the files (shortcut key is CTRL + A).
  3. Press CTRL + C or right-click and select copy.
  4. Go to the Data folder.
  5. Paste the files (shortcut key is CTRL + P) and overwrite the files.
If you've set up file history on Windows 10, refer to Microsoft's guide. And see more information about Windows backup options.