It is advisable to check your data in Sage regularly for any errors or warnings.

Click on ‘File’ and from the drop down menu, select ‘Maintenance’

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A new window will appear, click ‘Yes’

In the next window, select ‘Check Data’

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In the next window, select ‘Check Data’

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It will then bring a new window up which will show you if there are any Errors, Warnings or Comments

Click on ‘Recovery Tools’ – it will then prompt you to back-up your data, do this as you would normally

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Click on ‘Recovery Tools’ – it will then prompt you to back-up your data, do this as you would normally

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When the back-up is complete a new window will display, in here click on each icon in turn and it will run through a check

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After each process has completed it will display a window telling you this, click ‘OK’

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Once all processes are complete, click ‘Close’ and a new window will appear, click ‘Yes’

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This then brings up the check complete window. Click ‘OK’

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This brings up the ‘File Maintenance Problems Report’ window. This should now have no Errors, Warnings or Comments displayed, now click ‘Close’

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If errors still appear and you are unsure how to rectify this, you will need to contact Sage