How to Fix QuickBooks Won’t Open Company File?

by Account Iod Doctor of Quickbooks

If you are getting ‘QuickBooks won’t open company file’ error on the desktop version of the software, then you need to follow the instructions listed below to fix the error.

There can be many reasons why this type of error occurs in your system. Some of them include, corrupt of the damaged company file, using incorrect methods to open the file or file is already in use.

No matter what the issue is, you can follow the below-listed steps to resolve ‘QuickBooks won’t open error’ on the computer.

File Type – You should check the file type you are opening; QuickBooks has a lot of file types, and you must open the QBW extension file. QuickBooks uses the QBW extension to store the company file on the computer.

Check for Issue – You should check if the issue is with the company file or the QuickBooks software. To check that, you can try to open the QuickBooks software by pressing the CTRL key and then double-tapping on the icon. If it opens, then you need to resolve the issue with the company file.

Restart the program – well, the best trick in the book is to try and restart the program. Yes, it would be best if you restarted the QuickBooks software and then try to open the same company file.

Access to Company file – Make sure that you have access to the company file and it is not located on some remote derive where you don’t have access.

Check version – If you are using the wrong version of the software, then you can open the file using the correct QuickBooks version.