Common Quickbooks Error Codes

The error codes and information provided below gives you a bit of information about the error codes how they relate to your database and possible solutions, it is by no means a complete list of problems and we run into new problems almost every day. It is merely a place to start, anytime you receive an error in Quickbooks there is a possibility it is related to corruption within the main data file of Quickbooks. In most cases this is the <insert company name>.QBW file. However, it is possible that this file could also have the .QBB, .QBA or .QBM extension. depending on what version of Quickbooks you are using.

Help is available 24/7 for any Quickbooks Error.

Newer versions of Quickbooks such as 2005 - 2010 Pro, Premier and Enterprise editions have adopted the Sybase database in an effort to increase size limitations, and allow for more database growth. For the users this is a good thing, it provides a more stable environment with more potential for future growth. It has however changed many of the error codes that used to be used by Quickbooks to alert us of a problem with functionality. Below is a list of common error codes you could expect to see due to damage in a database or Quickbooks environment.

Common Quickbooks Database Related Errors:

3371, Status Code -11118: Could not initialize license properties.

3371: QuickBooks could not load the license data.

-6000, -77 when opening a company file.

-6000, -82: An error occurred when trying to open the file or An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file.

-6000, -301: An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file.

-6000, -305 occurs when trying to open a company file.

-6000, -816: QuickBooks was unable to open the company file because the file is in use.

-6010, -100: Your QuickBooks installation may have been modified.

-6032, -158: An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file.

-6085, 0 when restoring a backup after entering an incorrect password.

-6098, 5 when opening up a data file from the server.

6123.

-6130
-6123, 0: Connection to the QuickBooks company file has been lost.

6129, -101: An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file.

-6150, -1006: An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to create, open, or use the company file.

6175.

6189: QuickBooks is unable to determine the cause of the error on the local file.

80070057 parameter is incorrect, when clicking on a QBB, QBM, NT, or TLG file from a Google Search Timeline.

80070057, the parameter is incorrect. There was an unexpected error reported while trying to run QuickBooks with company fil

Common Quickbooks Upgrading Errors:

Error -6000, -82: An error occurred when trying to open the file, or An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file.

Error -6032, -158: An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file.

Versions of Quickbooks made prior to 2005 and some non-US versions of Quickbooks are more likely to suffer one of the following error codes, The new versions of Quickbooks use a different database structure and most of the old error codes are not used as often.

Error Codes - C =

C=1	For example, M=1028, L=1743, C=1,V=0 [0], in QuickBooks V5.0/R4, after a backup and restore to a new system. This may involve non-standard video settings.
C=3	According to one report this means the program is unable to open a Quicken file on a Mac. This should happen only on Mac versions. Free up HD space. Reopen and close the file using Quicken for the Mac. Then try again. However, a second source says this relates to QB having a full or nearly full hard drive.
C=9	Unable to read from an auxiliary file at the OS file system level. Copy the data file to another disk or drive. Possible damaged disk.
C=10	Unable to write to an auxiliary file at the OS file system level. Should only happen during backup/restore, export, mail merge or other operation which write to a data file. Free up hard disk space and try again. Possible damaged disk.
C=19	Unable to delete a transaction, because it is incomplete (probably data error). Happens during Condense Data and will require manual repair of the database.
C=21	QB is trying to close a data file while the program thinks it is in the middle of recording a transaction, but probably isn't. Check to see that the last data you recorded is still in the file. Get the latest release of QB for your version. Moving data, reinstalling, and rebuilding has no effect on this.
C=32	Also Error -35. The file was used in a newer version of QB and cannot be used in an older one. Each new version (and some Releases) of QB has an updated data structure. QB files cannot be used after conversion in a new version of the program. (not used since version 4.0).
C=38	Unknown, but related to backup, as in V7.0D R1 (M=1352 L=968 C=38 V=30 (FFFFFFE2)
C=43	Error reading a transaction or memorized transaction. This can be caused when QB is trying to navigate a report or report-like data, or by data damage. If restarting QB and repeating the action causes the error again, it is probably damaged data. Then rebuild. C=43 also occurs when printing 1099 and W2 forms (V6.OD R1 [M=1477, L5203, C=43, V=2(2)). If the font looks like Russian letters it often relates to losing the OCR-A font is by installing TurboTax (also from Intuit). You must delete all OCR-A fonts and reinstall QB.
C=44	Error writing a transaction. Possible data damage or out of memory. Restart Windows and try again. If error persists you may need our data repair services.
C=47	Trying to remove a transaction from a report or report like feature. Trying to locate a transaction that has been modified, but could not find it. Harmless. Close all windows and continue.If this does not work, Contact us.
C=51	Appeared in QB 3.0 and was described as a benign error (keep going) or: exit QB, exit Windows, and start again; verify in release 7 or later; or Rebuild data.
C=53	Some entry in a list should be deleted, but for some reason was not deleted. Rebuild data may be tried, but don't expect much. If it does not work, Restore last backup. If you get this on a regular basis it may be time to contact our file repair service.
C=55, C=64	The network temporarily went down. It then probably came back before it was noticed, except for QB, which cannot handle that.
C=88	Error writing to the QB file on the QB file level. Rebuild. If the problem persists try to free memory and try again.
C=147	Benign error ( keep working).
C=184	Unexpected Error - February report days mismatch (28 & 29)
C=210	Appears in files with Error C=53 (also Error 210, -210)
C=212	File has been used in later version. Comment at C=32.
C=224	QB tried to read an invalid split line for a transaction or memorized transaction. The data file may be damaged or QB may be confused. Delete the first split transaction error, in the QBWIN.LOG file.
C=225, C=260, C=265	Try Rebuild. If that does not work, Contact us and allow us to do a Free Evaluation of the database.
C=304	QB could not create an image (.qbi) file, due to lack of disk space or network limitations. QB creates this file when a company file is opened and deletes it when the file is closed.
C=315	Assertion failed miscellaneous error. The program should not be here and is not sure what to do. It is used lots of places so it is hard to say how bad it is or what is the root cause. If you get it in list activities or reports it indicates a list problem. Try to Re-sort the list. It also can be low memory or conflicts with other programs. Shut down other programs & see if problems disappear. This error appears in older versions of QB and Windows. If all else fails you may need a file repair
C=339	Memory is too full to send any other message. See C=47.

Error Codes - Other:

117 or 146	Unknown Client-Specific Tax Form Printing Error. Uninstall and reinstall QuickBooks
80004003	This is a Windows error number. It means Invalid Pointer. In QB2000 it related to an error when clicking an icon in the opening splash screen. All 8xxxxxxx numbers are Windows error codes (in hex).
Balance sheet out of balance	If unexplainable from an accounting standpoint, This is almost always due to data corruption. Contact us and find out how we can help!
Balance sheet net income not equal to Profit & Loss net	If the balance sheet alone is in balance then one statement is on the Cash Basis and the other is on the Accrual Basis. Modify or Customize memorized reports, depending on the version of QB. Also Edit (File) \| Preferences \| Reports \| Cash (or Accrual) to set the default Preference for future reports.
Chart of Accounts delete error	See list item delete error below.
Cursor, letters in title bar yellow, faint, hard to see	Some say the Windows color definitions change. Due to WordPerfect 6. Apparently fixed in WordPerfect 7. The solution is to exit and re-start Windows without using WordPerfect or to use WordPerfect 7.
Data from new QB version, cannot use	This big problem is easy to fix. Each QB (QB 4, 5, 6, 99, 2000, 2001...) upgrades data files so you cannot use it with older program versions. All you need is the new QB version. Users who think they have the same QB version may be very confused by this. That is because free Releases may update formats in a version. QB6 R3, QB99 R3 and QB2001 R2 upgraded file formats. This causes problems for QB Pro Advisors who deal with many QB versions, releases and clients, so Intuit tries to minimize it.
Erroneous credits in A/R Aging report	See Unexplained Errors below.
IE (Internet Explorer problems)	Installing some versions of QB try to get you to install a version of IE earlier than the one you have. You can add this to the top of the qbw.ini file for some systems and operating systems: [Misc] IE5Override=-1 It works
Illegal operation	For example, "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. Details: QBW caused a general protection fault in QBWPR.DLL.Ô The Windows, Closeall, File, Utilities, Rebuild procedure may help. However, you also may get more information if you disable Dr.Watson (see top of this page). You also might uninstall and reinstall QB.
Invalid page fault	For example, "QBW32 caused an invalid page fault in module QBTXN32.DLL at 017f:0042f188." See above.
Link Error Code: 00001	This appears in messages like: Link Error Code: 00001(HEX), UNKNOWN (15), linkRecNum = 48387, sibling = 48386, key (m1) = 40518, tOne = 40524, mTwo = 48378, tTwo =48382 It usually relates to transactions to be found and deleted to fix QB files.
List Item delete error	The error says something like, "This account is associated with an item. It cannot be deleted." This applies to Items, Customers, Vendors, Employees, Payroll Items and the Chart of Accounts. You cannot delete such items if referenced by transactions or other items. For example, you cannot delete an account that is referenced by an Item or Payroll Item, even if no transactions reference it. You can only delete or change such items (accounts, etc.) after removing all references to them.
OL-2XX	These errors relate to remote network/server problems (despite saying contact Intuit). QB2000 correctly says contact Financial Institution. The key is how often they occur. It may be a transient problem (delays in the Internet between you and your bank or a problem with the bank server). Try again, preferably at a "less busy" time. QB2000 OL-206 says "try again later. If it still fails, contact the financial institution. If they cant help it may be a damaged file.
Other program busy	For example, "This action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. Choose 'Switch to' to activate the busy program and correct the problem. Doing so may result in this error message, "QBDagent.exe, MrtInitialize failed - 7." Clicking OK makes this go away for the moment. Usually not related to Quickbooks damage
Printing	Make sure the printer works with Start \| Settings \| Printers \| right click printer \| Properties, Print Test Page (lower right). Then check print spool setting. If this fails install a new printer driver from Windows or e Internet sites. If you still have problems check File \| Print Setup and Print Forms settings in QB. Also see errors 117 and 146 and next.
QB freezes when printing	You may have a Print Reports or Print Lists window ( with a printer name & Portrait/ Landscape, etc.) off the screen. QB does not respond to a mouse after you print or Printer Setup. Rebuild has no errors and other programs run OK. The W2000 Task Manager does not show QB as Not Responding. A Processes view shows 9%+ idle and no CPU time for qbw32.exe. Reports that Preview will Print. The solution: hold down Shift & click File, Printer Setup. Print Reports, etc., screens are centered on the screen. Move them slightly by dragging the top blue bar to create a new on-screen default.
Server busy	QB does not release its file lock as soon as you exit, so anyone trying to use the file too soon gets this message. There is a good chance you will need to have the file repaired.
Spool32	This may occur when printing. Usually not related to Quickbooks damage
Trans #	This appears in messages like: Trans # Type Date Num Name Payroll Item Wage Base Amount 37922 Paycheck 03/30/2001 9093 ... (cont.) It usually relates to transactions that must be found and deleted to fix QB files.
Unexplained Errors	Many unexplained errors relate to corrupt data, which we can usually fix.