QuickBooks Company File not Found! What to do about it?
Company file stores all the finance and business related info of a business and being a business owner, losing your company file could be the worst nightmare you can have. If QuickBooks displays that it is unable to locate your company file, then it does not always means that you have lost your company file. Sometimes, when QuickBooks can't connect to the company file or it has some damage, then also QuickBooks can display error message like "QuickBooks company file not found." In this article we are going to discuss every reason due to which QuickBooks can't find the company file and solutions that can be used to quickly get out of the trouble.
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What could be the Reasons that QuickBooks can't Find the Company File?
- You are trying to open some other QuickBooks file instead of the company file with .qbw extension.
- If the file has been moved to a different folder than it used to be.
- QuickBooks is unable to connect to the server where the company file is stored.
- Damage in the company file can also be a reason, QuickBooks can't find it.
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Here's How to Fix Company File is Missing Error
Solution 1: Search the Company File on the System and move it to the original Company file folder
- Press Windows + E to open Windows File Explorer and type .qbw in the search bar at the top.
- Now right-click the company file and select Open File Location.
- Copy the company file and paste it in to the original where it was saved earlier.
- Open QuickBooks and try to access the company file now.
Solution 2: Run QuickBooks Database Server Manager
- Click the Windows Start button and search QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
- Open the database server manager utility and click Start Scan.
- Once the tool locates the company file, open QuickBooks and try to open the company file once again.
- If the error continues to bother you, then move to the next solution.
Solution 3: Move QuickBooks Company File to the Local Storage of the Computer
- If you are using QuickBooks in multi-user environment, then you will need to move the copy the company file from the server to the workstation.
- Using a removable storage device move the company file from the server computer's storage to the local storage of the workstation computer.
- Try to access the company file from the local storage and check if the error sis resolved now.