CrossLink backup instructions for data conversion

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1. Create a new folder on your C: drive named ConversionData before you begin the backup process (for example, C:ConversionData).
2. Open your CrossLink 2023 program.
3. From the Work in Progress (WIP) screen, select Utility, then System Utilities.
4. Select the Reset Encryption Key button and Run Utility.
5. Change Encryption Key to 000. (Without the key, we can't access the backup data. Using a predefined key guarantees we can decrypt it.)
6. From WIP, under Other Items, select the Backup Returns button.
7. On the Backup Returns screen, choose Select All to select all returns, or select individual returns by selecting the boxes next to them.
8. Select the Backup button.
9. After the program tells you that you've backed up your returns, select Close.
10. Browse to C:\xlinkYY using My Computer or Windows Explorer.
11. Locate the file that begins with arYY or bkYY.
12. Right-click on the file and choose Copy.
13. Browse to C:\ConversionData.
14. Right-click and choose Paste.

Open C:\ConversionData to view the files that you've backed up. A valid CrossLink backup contains a file that begins with arYY or bkYY.