How to Get Rid of QuickBooks Abort Error?

by James Ryter QuickBooks Error 6130

While using QuickBooks to accomplish certain accounting operations, the accounting program may all of a sudden abort. The QuickBooks Abort error is a snag encountered by a significant chunk of QuickBooks users. What makes this error insidious is that any unsaved accounting data gets permanently lost and even the Company files may get corrupted. The primary contributor of this error is a damaged QuickBooks initialization file namely “QBWUSER.ini”. While the list of causes of this error is long, our experts have articulated the most common ones, and also the different methods that can help users fix QuickBooks abort error.

Most Common Causes leading to QuickBooks Abort Error

While there can be countless causes to the Abort Error in QuickBooks, below are listed the most repeatedly reported causes of the error.

QBWUSER.INI file is corrupted, blocked by the antivirus, or its location got changed.
Firewall obstructions when using QuickBooks in the multi-user mode.
The sleep or hibernation mode being turned on when performing QB operations, especially when saving the Company file.
Corrupted Company file is another factor which may result in the abrupt aborting of QuickBooks.

Quick Guide to Resolve QuickBooks Abort Error

If you are anticipating to fixing this error, you should carefully perform the troubleshooting solutions listed in this section. Start from Solution 1 and if it fails to resolve the error, follow up to the next solution.

Solution 1: Running QuickBooks File Doctor tool

This tool can be used only upon downloading and setting up the QuickBooks Tool Hub. The process entails the following steps:

At first, go for the downloading of Tool Hub from Intuit, and later install it.
Launch the tool and afterwards go to the Company file issues tab.
Now, hit on the QuickBooks File Doctor and browse the Company File.
Start the process of fixing the file.

Solution 2: Check the status of QuickBooks

Click on the file menu.
After that, click on Utilities.

Next, opt for Stopping Hosting to turn off multi-user access.

The company file will now be open in the multi-user mode.
Hit on the option to open file in multi-user mode.

Solution 3: Rename QBWUSER.INI file

The user first needs to visit the QuickBooks folder by navigating to “AppData/Intuit/Quickbooks.”
Within the QuickBooks folder, hit a right-click on the file named QBWUSER.INI.
Then, proceed to the Rename option.
Change the name of the file by the incorporation of “.OLD”.
Repeat the same set of steps for altering the filename of the .ecml file.

Solution 4: Reinstall and then clean install

The user should go for the uninstallation of QuickBooks, and lateron, get the program reinstalled – Use the Clean install tool for the same. This can also be done by the manual procedure by going to the Control Panel, followed by Programs and Features. Then, choose QuickBooks version and get it uninstalled by clicking on Uninstall/Change.

Method 5: Use the Verify/Rebuild Data Utility

Launching QuickBooks is the first step, and after that, hit a click on the File tab, and then go to Utilities.
Now, go with the Verify Data option, and choose Ok.

If any data integrity errors are identified, again click on the File tab and after that, head to the Utilities tab once again, and then tap on Rebuild data option.

Once finalized, click on Ok.
In the end, proceed with the same operation again to verify if QuickBooks Abort Error is rectified.

Method 6: Allow the permissions for accessing the QB installation folder

Make a move to C: / Program Files. From here, go to the Common Files folder.
Now, right-click the Common files folder and go for Properties.
Here, advance to Security and from there, tap on Edit.
Finally, scroll to group and usernames and finally go for the Users tab.

Alter and allow the option to write, read, and execute permissions in the permissions for users tab.
To end the process, click on Apply, and at last click on Ok.

The approaches in this article should help you fix QuickBooks Abort Error. If the error still bothers you, just get in touch with our QuickBooks support team at 1-800-761-1787.