


If your USB/Flash drive is write protected or full, you may receive an error - use a different backup device.To prevent lost data and possible damage, be sure to safely remove a the USB drive by clicking on the USB icon in your system tray and selecting "Safely Remove Hardware.".When restoring a large number of files, it will be quicker to copy the backup folder from your flash drive to your hard drive, and restore from the hard drive. For a large backup job, you will save time by backing up your Drake Tax files to your hard drive and then copying the Drake backup folder from your hard drive to your flash drive. Flash drives are normally slower than your hard drive.On the receiving computer, open the same year of Drake in which you created the backup, and restore it from the storage device.ĭrake Tax can directly back up to and restore from a USB Mass Storage Device (“USB Drive,” “thumb drive,” “flash drive,” “memory stick,” etc.). The process detailed below can also be used to move your client files to a computer that is not on your network. If you alternate daily backups between two USB drives, you can keep a current backup offsite at all times.

A U SB drive can be removed and stored away from your computer, so that a local accident that disables your computer (such as surge, fire or water damage) will not damage your backup files. Backing up your Drake Tax files to an external drive is good disaster insurance.
