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IMOK
01-15-2002, 12:27 PM
I'm a network contractor being asked to sort out a problem with Peachtree 6.0 on NT 4.0.

The installation is on a workstation but the data files are on a server. There is also an installation of 6.0 on the server itself.

The main problem is that when you do a backup from the workstation or the server AND point the backup to a hard drive location, it copies the files, prompts to insert a new disk and goes through the whole process again. This is an endless loop that can only be broken by ending the task.

This is a more significant problem because they are trying to close out the fiscal year but it never gets that far because the backup fails.

The other question I have is concerning folder structure. The folder structure on the server is like this ...

PCHDATA
|
-----> APTCP

It appears as though the same files are present in both, and when opening a company it points to PCHDATA. However, if a backup is attempted using the default path (BAK), this gets created in the APTCP folder.

Any tips would be most appreciated.

Jacky Tse
01-15-2002, 11:32 PM
In Peachtree 6, the backup is either DOS Backup or simple copy. If you choose to copy files only, the files inside APTCP will be copied. APTCP holds the company data while PCHDATA holds common and default data files and customized forms ( if I'm correct ).