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From Account Ability's Preferences menu, select Desktop.

Remove the check in front of the preference Remind Me to Backup on Exit.

The database was probably restored to a different folder on the new computer.

Solution:

Start Account Ability

Close any open tax forms

Select Re-allocate -> Account Ability's YYYY Database on the Module menu

Look in the YYYYDATA folder that you restored

Double-click the database file (e.g. AA2015.abs, AA2016.abs, etc.)

Exit and restart Account Ability

Either you have a tax form open or another user is logged on.

The Logged Users... selection on the Module menu shows who is logged on.

Either the Remind Me to Backup on Exit indicator is not checked or another user is logged on.

You will find the Remind Me to Backup on Exit indicator on the Preferences -> Desktop menu.

The Logged Users... selection on the Module menu shows who is logged on.

Yes. The Backup... and Restore... selections on each form's File menu have been designed primarily for this purpose.

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