I know the importance of backing up your QuickBooks company file, @RGBK. That's why I'm here to guide you on what actions you need to take care of this.
I'd recommend backing up your QuickBooks company file daily, monthly, and yearly. This is to ensure you're able to restore your file whenever you encounter problems with your data.
With the scheduled or auto backup when closing the company file feature, you'll be able to automatically back up your whole company data and not just only produces the temp file. In the meantime, you can backup your company file itself without including the attachments as a workaround.
If you're using the QuickBooks Desktop for Mac, here's how:
- Go to the Preferences menu.
- Select Backup.
- Unchecked the Back up attached documents tick box.
If you're using the QuickBooks Desktop for Windows, kindly refer to this article for the step-by-step guide in backing up your company data automatically: Back up your QuickBooks Desktop company file.
Additionally, in case the issue persists after updating QuickBooks and performing the steps above, I'd recommend contacting our QuickBooks Desktop Support team. They can further investigate why QuickBooks only produces the temporary file when using the auto backup feature.
As mentioned above, once you have the backup company file, you can easily use it in restoring your QuickBooks data. If you wish to perform this process, you can check out these articles based on the version you have:
Please let me know if you have other concerns. I'm just around to help. Take care always.
