Open C:\ConversionData to view the files that you backed up. A valid Lacerte backup looks like a Lacerte database folder and contains the following for each tax type:
- 8 Database files with names starting with DATA and ending in .DBF.
- 8 Database files with names starting with DATA and ending in .MDX.
- For example, for Individual, you'll see DATA1I18.DBF–DATA8I18.DBF and a corresponding MDX for each. For Corporate, it'll be DATA1C18–DATA8C18.
- It's OK to back up all clients into the same folder, as the file names differentiate by tax type.
- Several folders, including DETAIL.
- Within the DETAIL folder, one file for each client backed up, with an extension of .?D8, where the "?" represents the tax type.
A valid backup must contain the entire file and folder structure. The conversion process won't work if we receive only detail files.