Changes Made in "Maintain Company Information" Changes Info in Two Companies

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Hi all,

I needed to make an exact copy of my company for testing purposes. To do this, I made a backup and then restored to a new company. As soon as the restore was done, I went to Maintain - Company Information and changed the company name. This changed the company name in both the original and the copy, and whenever I change it in one spot to try and fix it, it changes it in both. Any clues as to how to how this happened, and (more importantly) how to fix it would be very appreciated!

Davis

  • verified answer

    You restored the backup over the original company.   Close all companies and then restore the company backup.  When done when you go to Maintain Company, you will see the last letter in the company name is different.

    Shirley

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    Thank you so much Shirley! What is the best way to delete the first copy I made so nobody gets confused and opens the wrong one?

    Matt

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    Hi Matt, 

    When you look at the companies they all end with a different letter

    For example, my original company is besbusst 

    The second company I restored is besbussu

      This is from my directory.  Each time you create a new company, the last letter changes. 

    Do you know the directory of the one you want to get rid of?  If not, open the company.  Look at the data.  When you find the one you want to delete, go to Maintain> Company information and look at the directory name (see gray box) write it down.   Backup the company just to be safe!! 

    Now go to Windows Explorer, follow the directory path, and delete that company file. 

    Shirley

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