Manually Moving Files to a New Location

Backups and files created prior to changing a backup or file storage location will not be moved to the new location automatically. If Backup and/or File Storage locations are changed, any files previously stored in the default locations must be moved manually.

To manually move your existing backups and files to a newly designated location:

  1. After the Backup and/or File locations have been changed, close Payroll.
  2. Navigate to the Payroll 2024 Server. Existing Backup files are stored in the Payroll 2024 Backup folder and Data files are located in the Payroll 2024 Files folder.

The default location is \ProgramData\Wolters Kluwer\Payroll 2024 Server.

  1. Open the Payroll 2024 Backup folder or the Payroll 2024 Files folder, depending on which files are being moved.

Do not copy/move the entire folder.

  1. Press Ctrl+A to select all files within the open folder, and then press Ctrl+C to copy all selected files.
  2. Browse to the newly designated location and open the Payroll 2024 Backup folder or the Payroll 2024 Files folder, depending on which files are being moved.
  3. Press Ctrl+V to paste the copied files into the open folder.

Do not copy or remove the DataStore folder from the Payroll 2024 Server folder. Doing so will result in undesirable conditions/behavior in Payroll.

 

See Also:

Changing Your Backup Location

Changing Your File Storage Location

Manual Backup