Backup Your Data

Zoho Payroll allows you to back up all your organizational data as a compressed file. The compressed file will consist of CSV files that belong to various modules of Zoho Payroll.

The following modules are included in the data backup:

Employees

Employee Social Security Details
Employee Salary Details
Employee Benefit Details
Employee Deduction Details

Loan Details

Disbursement Details
Loan Repayment Details

Pay runs

Employee Pay Run Details

Settings

Benefits
Deductions
Pay Schedule
Users
Work Locations

Initiate Data Backup

To initiate backup:

Select Settings on the left sidebar and click Data Backup.
Click Backup Your Data to initiate backup.

You will see a pop-up displaying the email address to which the link to download your data will be sent.

Click Continue.

In the page that follows, you will see the success message for your newly initiated backup. You can also see the status of your backup from the Backup History section.

Once the backup is completed, you will receive the download link delivered to your mail. This might take 30 minutes approximately. You can also download your backed up data from the Backup History section.

Note: The download link for your backed up data will expire 30 days post the date of your backup. Also, once you initiate a backup, you cannot back up your data for the next 15 days.