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Sage 50
Sage 50 (US Peachtree and Canadian Simply Accounting) conversions, editions, and downgrades. 36 guides and 425 answers on this topic.
Sage 50 "You can no longer open it with the Basic version of the software
Your company file was opened in a higher Sage 50 edition, which raised its format, so the Basic edition can no longer read it.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 Canada: This database may be damaged, or it is not a valid Simply Accounting
Sage 50 could not open the file: usually a stale lock from another session, sometimes a wrong or incomplete file, sometimes real damage.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 error "Cannot get start balance for This Year or Last Year
Sage 50 cannot pull the opening balances for this year or last year for the operation you just attempted, often during an export, report, or conversion.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 error "This account can not be moved because it has been used in a transaction
Sage 50 blocks moving a chart of accounts entry that has posted transactions or serves as a linked account, to protect your history.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 error: "An error occurred while moving current year's data to last year
Sage 50 failed partway through rolling your books into a new fiscal year, so the year-end move did not complete and the data may be inconsistent.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 error: "Consolidated companies cannot be used as a subsidiary company
Sage 50 blocks the move because the company you chose as a subsidiary is itself a consolidated company that already has subsidiaries.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 error: "The Simply Accounting data file format is incorrect
Sage 50 cannot read the internal structure of your company file, usually because the file is damaged or is not the file type it appears to be.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 Error: "The transaction file refers to a missing account
A transaction in your Sage 50 company file points to a chart of accounts entry that no longer exists, so the file cannot balance or convert cleanly.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 message: "Cannot get journal entry totals for historical years
Sage 50 is refusing to total journal entries for a closed fiscal year because historical years are locked and read-only in the file.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50 message: "Cannot get journal entry totals for This Year or Last Year
Sage 50 could not add up your journal entries for the current or prior fiscal year, usually during a report, export, or data conversion.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50: "cannot remove this foreign currency because transactions have been processed
Sage 50 blocks deleting a currency code once any transaction, customer, or vendor has used it, because the history depends on it.
AnswerSage 50Sage 50: "New file name cannot be the same as the backup name
Sage 50 is refusing the name you typed because it matches the backup itself, a safety guard against collisions, not a sign of damage.