Univik BUSY Data Recovery Toolkit for Windows
Univik BUSY Data Recovery Toolkit includes a BUSY data forensic analyzer for Windows. It reads .bds company folders from BUSY Accounting Software as a reader, with BUSY absent from the PC. Auditors and investigators see who changed or deleted a voucher and look for deleted vouchers inside the file.
Read-OnlyAudit TrailDeleted VouchersRuns Offline
*Reading costs nothing. In the free build a save stops at 10 items per section. Paying lifts that limit, and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies. The Forensics licence covers 50 PCs.
At a Glance
2
Audit Records
The edit log and the login and activity log, each in its own view.
0
Writes to Evidence
The company folder is opened read-only. No BUSY and no licence needed on the lab PC.
6
Voucher Labels
Six labels, from Deleted and Header lost to Renumbered and Amount edited.
4
Export Formats
Findings leave as Excel, CSV, JSON or PDF once a licence is added.
$299
Forensics Licence
Covers 50 PCs. Personal is $99 for 2 PCs and Business $199 for 10 PCs.
Key Features
Every entry in the edit log lists the action, the voucher number, the amount, the user, the computer and the reason typed. Double-click a row to see the saved copy of the voucher when the detailed audit trail was on.
A second view lists logins and activity with the time, the user, the computer, the category and the BUSY version. Deleted masters, such as an account removed from the books, are named in their own list.
BUSY clears most deleted records. The analyzer lists the ones that remain readable, and it marks a record as partial when only the number and the date survived.
The software counts the numbers missing from a series. For each gap it says whether the voucher was found in unused space or only the account and the date can still be seen in the daily totals.
Evidence opens without any write. Nothing is repaired or rewritten. No copy of the books leaves the PC.
The toolkit records hash values for the source files. A licence adds saving in Excel, CSV, JSON or PDF, with deleted rows in amber.
The Core Problem
Because the vendor's program exists to record transactions, and holding evidence still is not its job. Two problems show up on day one of a review.
Trap 1: A Restore Can Replace the Company
Getting a backup into the vendor's program means a restore. Its help says Yes replaces an existing company and No creates a new one, per the old data after update FAQ. One wrong click on a seized copy is a loss.
Trap 2: The Audit Trail Starts Late
The vendor says recording starts from the time the option is enabled. Changes made before that are not added later, so a quiet company may hold no edit log at all.
The Way Out: Read a Copy Straight From Disk
Univik BUSY Data Forensic Analyzer reads the .bds files on their own and never writes to them. Our advice: copy the folder first, keep the original sealed and examine the copy. What the file holds is then what you report, and nothing more is claimed.
The Audit Trail
Add
A New Voucher
The entry is logged with the user, the computer, the time and the amount.
Modify
A Changed Voucher
A later entry for the same voucher. The reason typed by the user is kept with it.
Delete
A Removed Voucher
The voucher leaves the books but its delete entry stays in the log.
Saved copy
Detailed Audit Trail
With this setting on, BUSY also keeps a full copy of the voucher. The analyzer shows it on a double-click.
The edit log has entries only after the Audit Trail option is turned on and the company is closed so the changes are saved. The vendor's page lists the switch under Settings > Features/Options > General and the report under Reports > Checklist > Audit Trail Report. See the vendor's audit trail page.
Financial years starting on 1 April 2023 fall under the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, where Rule 3(1) wants books on software with an audit trail that stays on. A file from an older year or from a firm outside that rule may hold no log. Our guide to finding edited and deleted vouchers walks through the vendor's own screens.
Three Steps
Copy the folder, read the copy and keep the findings in a file a second examiner can open.
Copy the Company Folder
Copy the evidence folder, such as COMP0001, to a local drive on the lab PC. Work on the copy and keep the original untouched.
Open It Read-Only
Open the copy in the analyzer. Review the audit trail, the activity log, the deleted vouchers and the status flags with date and voucher type filters.
Save the Findings
Choose Excel, CSV, JSON or PDF (a licence is needed). Deleted rows show in amber and the audit trail gets its own sheet.
Windows 11 or 10 · evidence opened read-only · no BUSY needed on the lab PC · questions answered by the Univik support team
Who It Is For
Statutory Auditors
The auditor reports on the audit trail under Rule 11(g). File an extract of the year's edit log with the working papers.
Forensic Accountants and Investigators
A case needs to know who edited or deleted a bill. Read the entries from a copy and note the hash values before anyone else opens the books.
Owners and Finance Heads
A partner left and the numbers look odd. Check the log and the missing voucher numbers on a copy, with no one touching the live company.
Review Notes
A flag is a question and not a finding. Our view: write down each one, then ask the person who made the entry.
| Red flag | What it can mean | Where the analyzer shows it |
|---|---|---|
| Amount edited after posting | A figure changed once the bill was settled or the period was closed. | Audit trail amount and the Amount edited flag |
| Gaps in a voucher series | A voucher was deleted or the series was cut. | Missing voucher numbers and Deleted vouchers |
| Renumbered vouchers | Order changed to hide a gap or move an entry. | The Renumbered flag |
| Entries from an unknown computer | Someone posted from a machine that is not the usual one. | Computer column in the audit trail and the activity log |
| Deleted masters | An account or item was removed after it had been used. | Deleted masters list |
| Reasons left blank | Edits were saved with no explanation. | Reason column in the audit trail |
The vendor's own checks for missing vouchers include other companies, filters, user rights and the incomplete voucher list, as its data lost page sets out. Rule those out before you call a gap suspicious.
Side by Side
Keep the vendor's program for entry and for its side-by-side voucher comparison. Use Univik BUSY Data Forensic Analyzer when the examination must happen on a copy, off the live system.
| What you need | Audit Trail Report in BUSY | Alt+E Export to Excel | Univik BUSY Data Forensic AnalyzerTRIAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needs the vendor's program | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works on a copy off the live system | Only after a restore | Only after a restore | Yes, straight from the folder |
| Shows the audit trail | Yes, if it was turned on | Not applicable | Yes, if the file holds entries |
| Finds deleted vouchers in the file | No | No | Yes, those still readable |
| Counts missing voucher numbers | No | No | Yes |
| Writes to the company data | A restore can replace it | A restore can replace it | No, read-only |
| Saves findings | Print or export one report | One report to Excel | Four formats, licence needed |
Per the vendor, its detailed report can show the original and the modified voucher side by side. That is a strength of the program itself. Univik BUSY Data Viewer is the free reader for when you only need to look, and the BUSY Data Converter handles full-year exports.
What You Need
Windows and .NET
The software needs Windows 11 or 10 with the .NET Framework 4.8 runtime or a newer one.
No BUSY Needed
The lab PC does not need the vendor's program or any licence for it.
A Local Copy
Move evidence from a pen drive or a share onto a local drive before you start.
Three Licence Sizes
$99 covers 2 PCs, $199 covers 10 and $299 covers 50. Reading costs nothing.
| Software | Univik BUSY Data Recovery Toolkit, forensic analyzer module |
| Version | 6.10 |
| Platform | Windows 11 and 10 |
| Framework | .NET Framework 4.8 or later |
| Input | .bds company folders (db.bds plus one db1YYYY.bds file per year) and older .mdb files |
| Licence tiers | Personal, Business and Forensics |
Questions
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Reviewed by Nick Rogers Founder and Reviewer
Fact Checked 11 Oct 2026
Nick Rogers, Univik's founder, went through this page on 11 October 2026. The test data came from Leena Taylor Paul, who opened BUSY 21 company folders holding 6,411 vouchers across 3 companies. Every voucher balanced. Facts about the vendor's program come from its help pages, linked beside each claim. The analyzer never changes company files and it gives no legal opinion. A 30-day refund policy covers licences.
Updated on 11 October 2026
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Univik BUSY Data Recovery Toolkit for Windows
At a Glance
Key Features
The Core Problem
The Audit Trail
Three Steps
Who It Is For
Review Notes
Side by Side
Questions
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