I think to be fair it hasn't been left out on purpose. My strong guess is that the entire system was designed and intended for offsite backup. The generation of the same encrypted and compressed backup is just a byproduct of that.
The beauty of utilizing this local copy is that it is encrypted and compressed. I always cringe a little when I hear people's taking it home with them unencrypted.
My suggestion would be to not worry about why it isn't available but to strongly encourage Vinny to look into it. It's all in how you look at it. Rather than have an offsite backup for $250 annually that could be used locally, think of it more like a local backup which is part of the program like QBs and if you want to upload it, you pay the annual amount.
I have tried it over and over with success, but of course, I have the offsite backup, and maybe I am missing something. So, run it by Vinny. It would be a nice feature to advertise to future purchasers.
