Check where your payroll data is held
TIP: Your data is held on your computer if the Data Directory shows a local C drive path, for example, C:\Program Data\Sage Payroll.
If you can open Sage Payroll
- Open your software and log in to a payroll as normal.
- From the menu bar at the top of your window, click Help then click System Information.
- Make a note of the Data Directory link. This is where your Sage Payroll data is held.
- To close Sage Payroll, click Login then click Exit.
If you can't open Sage Payroll
- From the Windows desktop, right-click the relevant tax year option of your payroll software. Then click Properties.
- Click Open File Location.
- Locate and right-click the file dataloc.ini, then go to Open with and click Notepad.
- When the file opens in Notepad, make a note of the path specified. This is where your Sage Payroll data is held.
- To close dataloc.ini file, click File then click Exit.