QuickBooks is one of the most influential and user-friendly accounting and bookkeeping software in the world. It is primarily designed for small and medium-sized companies.
Despite QuickBooks’ reliability and effectiveness, errors do occur in it at times. QuickBooks Error 6073 and 99001 occurs when the user fails to open the company file in the QB desktop.
This error comes up on the screen with the following description:
‘QuickBooks is unable to open this company file. It may have been opened by another user’
If you are facing this error, continue to read this blog for some practical solutions.
To resolve QuickBooks Error 6073 and 99001 in the quickest way, you can dial 1.855.738.2784 to contact our QuickBooks support team straightaway.
What are the root causes of the QB Error Code 6073 99001?
Some of the root causes of the QB Error Code 6073 99001 are as follows:
- If the company file is opened by another user on a different system in a single-user mode, this error can get triggered.
- The network folder holding the company file may be a read-only folder. This is one of the core reasons for error.
- If you are trying to open the company file using a remote software such as LogMeIn, this error can occur.
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Effective Techniques to Get Rid Of the QB Error Message 6073 99001
Here’re some of the most reliable techniques to get rid of the QB Error Message 6073 99001:
Technique 1: Resolve this error by executing the QB File Doctor
- You should visit the official website of the Intuit and click on the appropriate link to download the QB Tool Hub of the latest version (1.5.0.0) on your system.
- Save the file to a place where it could be easily identified on your computer such as Windows desktop, downloads folder etc.
- You should now click on the downloaded file (QuickBooksToolHub.exe) and follow the relevant steps to install it on your system.
- Now open the QB Tool Hub and navigate to the ‘Company File Issues’ tab.
- Tap on the ‘Run QuickBooks File Doctor’ option and use the ‘Browse and search’ facility to locate your company file.
- You should now hit the ‘Check your file’ tab and proceed to click on the ‘Continue’ option.
- To finally start the scanning process, type your QB Admin password and hit the ‘Next’ tab on the screen.
- After the scan is completed, you can open your company file.
If you are facing troubles in opening the company file, jump to the following solution.
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Technique 2: Ensure that the company file is open in a multi-user mode on the host system
- You should log out of the QB desktop on all the computers in the network.
- Now, on your host computer, you should open the company file and navigate to the ‘File’ menu.
- Under the ‘File’ menu, tap on the ‘Switch to Multi-user mode’ option.
- You should now try to open the company file. If you still can’t open it, you should restart all the computers in the network.
In case you are experiencing the error even now, move on to the following solution.
Technique 3: Ensure full control to the users for the network folder holding the company file
- Navigate to the computer where your company file is saved and right-click on the folder to choose the ‘Properties’ option.
- You should now head towards the ‘Security’ tab and select all the users that are having issues while accessing the company file.
- Hit the ‘Edit’ button and ensure that the ‘Allow’ checkbox is checked for the ‘Full Control’ option.
- To save the changes done till now, you should tap on the ‘Apply’ option and finally hit the ‘OK’ button.
This blog has provided you deep analysis of the QuickBooks Error 6073 and 99001. The techniques mentioned in this blog are very effective and need to be implemented in the proper manner.
For further assistance, you can dial 1.855.738.2784 to contact our QuickBooks Support Team.
