STEPS TO TACKLE
QUICKBOOKS ALREADY HAS
A COMPANY FILE OPEN
ERROR MESSAGE
QUICKBOOKS ALREADY HAS A COMPANY FILE OPEN
QuickBooks can run into company file errors if it fails to run the file or set up
a path to the file location. QuickBooks Already Has a Company File
Open error message can sometimes appear when users try to access their
financial data. If this error message comes up when you try performing
company file tasks, continue reading the blog to learn why this error
develops and the correct methods to get rid of it.
Feel free to approach our QB support team at 1-855-738-2784 to rectify
the error quickly.
Why your QuickBooks says company file in use
You can sometimes receive this error message while opening a company file, which might block you
from accessing the financial data. The primary causes for this error to develop on your QB are
mentioned below in detail1.The hosting settings on your server & workstations are incorrectly set leading to a failure while
opening the data file.
2.The Database Server Manager’s processes in the background get blocked by the Windows
Firewall or other minor issues.
3.The company file is damaged and causes issues when QuickBooks tries to process the data file.
Steps to remove the ‘can’t open QuickBooks already has
a company file open’ error message.
You won’t be able to access or use your financial data for any accounting tasks until you remove the
issue triggering this error message. The techniques to resolve the company file error are discussed
in the following methods-
Solution 1- Ensure you have a correct setup of the hosting
setting on your QuickBooks
Company file errors in QuickBooks can develop due to multi-user mode issues that occur due to
incorrect hosting settings in the software. You’ll see this error message when you try accessing the
company file located on the server but multiple workstations run in multi-user mode. For a multi-user
network to be successful, only the server computer must host the data file in multi-user mode and all
the other systems must run in single-user mode. Here are the steps to fix the QB hosting settings1.Approach the workstations where you encountered this error message and access the QB File
2.Select Utilities in the options and click the Stop Hosting multi-user Access
3.Apply these steps on all the workstations to switch them to single-user mode.
4.Launch QB on the server computer and access the File menu located at the top.
5.Click Utilities and select the Host multi-user access
6.Restart all the systems and share the company file in multi-user mode.
If the error message appears again after fixing the hosting settings, check out the next solution.
Solution 2- Restart the DBSM’s background processes to remove
minor glitches
Database Server Manager’s processes getting blocked in the background can also develop issues while
accessing the data file. Remove QB files like QBDBMGrN.exe, QBUpdate.exe, and QBDBMgr.exe from the
quarantine list of the antivirus and apply the following steps1.Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys together and tap the Task Manager option in the window that appears.
2.Go to the Processes tab and single-click all the processes related to DBSM (QBDBMGrN.exe or
QBDBMgr.exe).
3.Click the End Task option at the bottom of the screen.
Conclusion
This blog helps users understand why the QuickBooks Already Has a Company File Open error
message appears while accessing a company file. The blog also has the techniques to resolve the
error, and we expect that you apply them to access your financial data without problems.
Consult our QB support team at 1-855-738-2784 if the solutions are too complex for you to use.