Practical approaches to address QuickBooks error 6190

by John Kartan Accounting And Bookkeeping

QuickBooks can be trusted for precise accounting and secure storage of financial data. The company files containing the financial information can be shared with multiple users in an organization to save time and increase efficiency. But users have complained about experiencing QuickBooks error 6190 while opening or hosting their company files. If you are also a victim of this error, continue with this blog to learn about the reasons it emerges and the steps to fix it.

Get in touch with a QB support team at 1.855.738.2784 to troubleshoot the error quickly.

Reasons

This error code appears when you try to open, create or restore a company file in QuickBooks. The possible conditions which can encourage this data file issue to emerge are discussed below-

Some other user is signed in to the data file in single-user mode, and the file is now inaccessible to all the other systems.
The company file is severely damaged and cannot be processed in the software.
QuickBooks also fails to access the company file if the Database Server Manager stops running.

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Solutions

Accessing or hosting your company file becomes nearly impossible until the required actions are taken to eliminate it. We have discussed some reliable methods below-

Solution 1- Ensure only the server computer opens the file in Multi-user mode

This error code in QuickBooks indicates that one of the users has opened the company file in single-user mode, which makes it impossible for other systems to open it. You must check that the company file is hosted on the server computer in multi-user mode; meanwhile, all the other systems run in single-user mode. Apply the following steps to get rid of the data file issue-

Go to all the computers in your organization and sign out of your company files in all of them.
Open the folder containing the data file and move the file to a different location.
Bring the file back to its original location and open QuickBooks on your server computer.
Use the File option to open the company file in multi-user mode.
Try opening the company file on the workstations running in single-user mode.

After the data file is correctly hosted in multi-user mode, you must run the software in administrator to avoid chances of it getting blocked by antivirus while accessing the data file in your system drives. Use these steps-

Go to the QB folder using a file explorer or run a direct search.
Right-click the QuickBooks.exe icon and click the Run as Administrator option in the list.
Open the company file in multi-user mode when the software runs in Admin mode.

Jump to the next solution if you again face the error while opening/hosting the company file.

Solution 2- Use the Quick fix my file tool to repair the company file

This issue can also emerge if your data file gets damaged and the software fails to run it. QB Tool hub can be used to fix the file as described in these steps-

Launch the QB tool hub and click the Company file issues menu.
Select Quick fix my file in the list and wait until the company file is fixed.

Conclusion

This blog explains the circumstances under which QuickBooks error 6190 stops you from accessing a data file. The blog also consists of some effective techniques to deal with the problem, and we hope you’ll use them to prevent issues while accessing your business data.

Get assistance from a QB expert at 1.855.738.2784 if the issue is still not resolved.

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