Transferring Fixed Asset Manager files from one computer to another by backing-up the file, and then restoring the file.
Backing-up Fixed Asset Manager files:
- Go to the computer that already has the Fixed Asset Manager client files and launch Fixed Asset Manager.
![Fixed Asset Manager Fixed Asset Manager](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/3456/download/Figure%201.png?cb=41f58cd599ff927613e528d7f2008c0a&w={width}&h={height})
Fixed Asset Manager
- Click on the Fixed Asset Manager File menu and choose Backup. Click OK to the "All asset information is synchronized..." message.
![FAM Backup Process FAM Backup Process](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/3457/download/Figure%202.png?cb=e56d0fcdfe0ec47fa73b1281691e11fb&w={width}&h={height})
FAM Backup Process
- In the Backup window, choose a folder to save the backup files in (network drive, desktop, USB drive) and then click Backup.
- When the backup is complete, you will have a numbered folder that is your Fixed Asset Manager backup. (Notice the 'file path' shown in the illustration below.)
![FAM Backup File FAM Backup File](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/3458/download/Figure%203.png?cb=3b95aaa6636c72b2e7f3357edf8fe69c&w={width}&h={height})
Each fill will have unique numbers but will always begin with a { symbol.
FAM Backup File
Restoring Fixed Asset Manager files:
- Go to the other computer, open up the QuickBooks company file, and then open Fixed Asset Manager.
- When you launch Fixed Asset Manager on the other computer, a window like the one shown below below should appear. If the window does not appear, or the Fixed Asset Manager does open up to your client, but it is not up to date, then select the Fixed Asset Manger File menu and click Restore.
![Restore FAM files Restore FAM files](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/3459/download/Figure%204.png?cb=e42da7068ba2868120c5d26888d1eb88&w={width}&h={height})
Restore FAM files
- Make sure to select Restore a current year QuickBooks Fixed Asset Manager client file.
![Select FAM file to restore Select FAM file to restore](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/3460/download/Figure%205.png?cb=3c786fd41fce15cc88a911e456e218dc&w={width}&h={height})
Select FAM file to restore
- Make certain to select an appropriate file path and folder to save the backup in.
- If the Fixed Asset Manager files were transferred to another computer without the original folder, recreate the folder first then place the Fixed Asset Manager files in that folder:
- Determine the name of the folder by looking at the name of the files.
- Create a new folder with a left curly bracket followed by the first 7 numbers.
- Save or move the three F90 files into your new folder. (Using the example above, create a new folder called {9990001 based on the file name of 9990001!.F90 and then place the files in that folder.)