# Trouble with import **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 30, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482 "2017-01-30T15:56:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MODG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/modg/32/19042_2.png) [@MODG](https://forum.manager.io/u/MODG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/1 "2017-01-30T15:56:21Z")
I save an backup when i make import giving me invalid file format ---
**Author:** ![acecombat2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/acecombat2/32/6638_2.png) [@acecombat2](https://forum.manager.io/u/acecombat2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/2 "2017-01-30T15:57:43Z")
Attach the screenshot for further clarification. ---
**Author:** ![MODG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/modg/32/19042_2.png) [@MODG](https://forum.manager.io/u/MODG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/3 "2017-01-30T16:01:35Z")
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**Author:** ![MODG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/modg/32/19042_2.png) [@MODG](https://forum.manager.io/u/MODG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/4 "2017-01-30T16:04:18Z")
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**Author:** ![acecombat2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/acecombat2/32/6638_2.png) [@acecombat2](https://forum.manager.io/u/acecombat2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/5 "2017-01-30T16:07:06Z")
wrong file first thing I would want to ask whether you already follow this process ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/2/2bf3c061248fe0665626c0ab85626afb3bf2f51b.JPG) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/3/3d9ea7acbc3a823b6638f773de53f322cb45e954.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/6 "2017-01-30T16:12:31Z")
@MODG, do not divert topics with unrelated questions. I have moved your question about importing backups to this new topic. ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/7 "2017-01-30T16:14:05Z")
Have you read these Guides? > [@Make a backup of existing business](https://forum.manager.io/t/make-a-backup-of-existing-business/6258): > > Before you start working with Manager, it’s important for you to know how to backup your future accounting data. Backups will allow you to restore the original data after a data loss event. As long as new accounting data is being recorded, backups will need to be performed at frequent intervals. The most common method of performing a backup of Manager is to use the Backup button in the top-right corner when working with an accounting entity. Example Let’s try to backup a business named “Brill… > [@Import a sample business](https://forum.manager.io/t/restore-from-backup/6263): > > If you’d like to experiment with a sample business already containing a broad range of transactions, you can import a fictitious company called Northwind Traders. Northwind is a trading company selling food to customers all over the world. Manager has a lot of modules and the way Northwind is using Manager is just one of the many examples of how Manager can suit custom business requirements. Northwind is using Manager to: Track supplier invoices to know how much it owes to suppliers Issue inv… ---
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/trouble-with-import/8482/8 "2023-01-18T15:29:02Z")
Closed on January 18, 2023, 3:29pm UTC