# Import/merging

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/import-merging/39274>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 12, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/import-merging/39274 "2022-01-12T09:24:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![stechpools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stechpools](https://forum.manager.io/u/stechpools)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/import-merging/39274/1 "2022-01-12T09:24:58Z")

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Hello everyone,

Compliments of the season!

If I back-up manager on a memory stick - open and work on the the back-up on another pc, but still do quotes on my pc would I be able to merge the back-up and the original some?

Also when I started Manager I have captured my invoices, but messed up with my allocations (I have allocated my payments to sales instead of linking them with my invoices) so I started a new one starting at my bank recon, now I have to capture all my invoices again. If you copy to clipboard it only copy the “front page” not the invoices.

I really hope there is a way to get the invoices over to the “new company”.

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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/import-merging/39274/2 "2022-01-12T09:53:03Z")

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> [@stechpools](#):
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> would I be able to merge the back-up and the original some

No  
You will have to enter all transactions in what ever business file you want to be the master.

Doing so is error prone as there’s a risk of double entry or missing a transaction.

In summary don’t do that, you have created a problem.

I suggest you subscribe to a network accessible version such as NG Software cloud product.

Batch operations maybe used to manually merge but it is also a technique to rapidly and grossly corrupt a business file.

I suggest you

1. Backup both business files
2. Open both business files in separate browser Windows
3. Compare both business files
4. Manually copy missing entries

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**Author:** ![stechpools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stechpools](https://forum.manager.io/u/stechpools)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/import-merging/39274/3 "2022-01-12T10:02:06Z")

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Thank you. I hoped there was an easier way. I am capturing the the old invoices, and then delete them on the old business. I am fully aware that I created a problem, wish I still had the back up from before I changed the allocations.

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/import-merging/39274/4 "2026-07-05T20:15:23Z")

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