Fixing QuickBooks Error 6000, 816

By -
While working with QuickBooks, a user may encounter error 6000, 816 on their screen, owing to which they will not be able to access the QuickBooks company file. In this article, you will learn the reasons for this error code and how you can fix it. So let’s begin identifying the reasons first as this will help troubleshoot the error code.

What are the possible Reasons for Error 6000, 816?

QuickBooks generates this error message when it is unable to open the QuickBooks company file. It can happen due to several reasons such as:

  • Specified company file is already in use by another user.
  • File might be corrupt or damaged.
  • Specified file is not supported.
  • Third-party application.

“(-6000,-816): QuickBooks is unable to open the file because the file is in use by another person or damaged or not supported.”

Troubleshooting Methods for Error 6000, 816: There are several troubleshooting methods available to fix the error, though it largely depends on the root cause.

  • Close QuickBooks using Task Manager: Try to open ‘Task Manager’ by pressing “Alt+Ctrl+Delete” from the keyboard simultaneously. Now click on the processes tab and look for any qbw process is open or not. If any process is open, then stop it and try to open your company file.
  • Restart Your Machine: If the task manager shows ‘no any. qbw process is running,’ then try to restart your machine. Sometimes, restarting the machine is the best step for any kind of QuickBooks error messages. 
  • Repair File using File Doctor: Intuit offers the ‘File Doctor’ tool to repair corrupt company data file. It is available in QuickBooks 2014 R2 and all later versions. Some of the features of this tool are:
    • Works on QuickBooks US, UK, and CA versions.
    • Compatible with Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, and server 2003 to 2012.
    • Supports .qbw and .qba files.
    • QuickBooks does not require repairing the corrupt file.
Remember! You can’t repair a corrupt company file greater than 2 GB using File Doctor tool.
  • 3rd party Software: If your QuickBooks company data file is greater than 2 GB in size or is using other version of QuickBooks then you can opt for the Stellar Repair for QuickBooks Software which can repair all versions of corrupt QuickBooks files and supports several versions of QuickBooks (US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, and South Africa).

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Simple Tips to Fix Bookmark Not Defined Error

By -
Image
Bookmark not define error occurs in the large size word document. The main reason of this error is broken link to into the bookmark. It is also related to TOC (Table of Content) and some user complaint this error during updating of TOC. The complete error message is: “ Error! Bookmark Not Defined. ” or “ Error! Reference source not found. ” Important Tip: If you get the same error then press Ctrl+Z to undo action. It works instantly on the document but not worked when you perform any other operations and save the document. Let’s see some reliable solution to fix it! Solution 1: If you are trying to merge the content into a new document, then unlink them before doing it. This process converts TOC field to actual text and tries to prevent it from any update. If you want to update the TOC, you must reinsert it. Steps to unlink the table of contents: Place insertion point within the table of contents. Press ctrl+shift+f9 (for Windows), or the command key+shift+f9 (for
Read more

5 Powerful Solutions to Fix QuickBooks Error 6177

By -
Image
Error 6177 occurs when QuickBooks software does not recognise the path to open the company file. This is the primary reason but, other reasons can also be cause for this error. Let’s discuss some important solution to fix this error. Solution 1: Move your company file to hard-drive Change the location of your company file from a server or any other drive to C drive. Now open the file from there. Create a portable file and save the company file in local drive. Close the company file. Now, restore your portable file from C drive and save to server. Select company file and open it from server. 5-powerful-solutions-to-fix-quickbook Solution 2: Update the QuickBooks version Visit the product page of QuickBooks and update with the latest release. Always update all the updates: manual & automatic to protect the QuickBooks from unwanted error. Solution 3: Manually Fix Follow these steps to manually fix the QuickBooks error 6177 Open the folder that contains company
Read more

How to solve “This document may be damaged (the file may be truncated or incomplete)” JPEG image error

By -
Image
JPEG image or any file type images are very sophisticated, If one pixel of your image get damaged or corrupt then that portion of image will get change. If header part of your image gets damaged then your image will not open. There are several reasons for corruption of JPEG images like virus attack, improper system shutdown etc. In the case of JPEG file corruption you need to repair it with some good JPEG repair software to access your image properly. These are some error messages which you may get in the case of images corruption. Different image viewer will show different message. In Windows Explorer “No Preview Available”. Windows Picture & Fax Viewer will show “Drawing Failed” message. Adobe Photoshop will show “This document may be damaged (the file may be truncated or incomplete)” message. In IrfanView “Can't read file header! Unknown file format or file not found!”. Adobe Photoshop “Could not complete your request because an unkno
Read more