Review Backup Settings and Run a Backup

Open the Backups tab to review the current automatic backup controls, backup location, recent status, on-demand backup action, and visible Company File transfer controls.

SPRK Backups settings showing status, backup location, Run Backup Now, automatic backup controls, and Company file actions

SPRK Backups tab showing backup status, resolved backup location, and Company file controls

SPRK Backups tab showing automatic backup schedule and backup-on-close controls

When to use this

Use this guide when you want to check the backup schedule, confirm the save location, or run a backup now.

Before you start

  • You are signed in to SPRK.
  • Confirm the active company shown in the sidebar before using company-file controls.

Steps

  1. Confirm the active company shown in the sidebar.
  2. Open Backups from the Settings section.
  3. Confirm the Backups tab is selected.
  4. Review the automatic backup switch.
  5. Review the daily schedule time shown in local time.
  6. Review the Backup location field.
  7. If you need to change the folder path, enter the new path and save the location.
    • A relative path is resolved by SPRK against its configured backup base directory.
    • The saved field may still reflect the value you entered; review the run result to confirm the final resolved path.
  8. Review the Status area for the last backup time and result.
  9. Use Run Backup Now when you want to create an on-demand backup from the current device.
    • A successful manual backup reports the resolved backup path so you can see where the file landed.
    • If path resolution succeeds but the backup fails later, the visible error can still refer to the resolved target path.
  10. Review the Company file card separately from routine backups:
    • Export Company File exports the active company only.
    • Import Company File starts the company-file import path.
    • The card shows the active company name so you can confirm the company context before continuing.

What happens next

You can review and manage the current backup controls that SPRK exposes publicly: enable or disable automatic backups, set the daily time, save a folder path, review the last result, start a manual backup run, and use company-scoped Company File transfer controls.

  • Relative backup locations are not necessarily the final filesystem path shown after a run; SPRK resolves them before writing the backup file.
  • Running a backup creates a data copy for safekeeping.
  • Exporting a Company File creates a package for the active company.
  • Importing a Company File is a data-management workflow. Review preview and replace language before confirming any import.

Practice and examples

Use the example file and screenshots to compare routine backup controls with Company File controls.

Backups page showing backup status, backup path, Run Backup Now, and Company File controls

Backups page showing Run Backup Now completed successfully in the user application support backup folder