QuickBooks is a robust bookkeeping leading the business accounting software industry. It helps users store their financial data as company files which can be hosted on a network for multiple users. But users might sometimes run into QuickBooks error 6069 while opening, hosting, or restoring a company file. If a similar error code pops up on your QBDT when you try to perform data file functions, read this blog to figure out the reasons for this company file issue and the steps to eliminate it.
Reasons
You’ll encounter this error before the company file opens or when you try to restore, create or repair a company file. The reasons your company file fails to open in QuickBooks are mentioned below-
- A sudden malfunction in the QuickBooks Database Server Manager when you try opening the company file.
- The company file is already accessed by some others using QBDT in single-user mode.
- Company file is damaged to the extent that QuickBooks fails to read it and falls prey to issues.
Solutions
The company file data will be completely inaccessible until you eliminate this error from your PC. The techniques you can use to counter the error are compiled below-
Method 1- Recreate the .tlg and scan it in the Database Server Manager
Transaction log (.tlg) file contains the record of your business transactions and is an identical copy of the company file. QuickBooks can fail to run or open the company file if the .tlg file gets damaged and fails to run when DBSM tries to access it. This causes the Database Server Manager to malfunction, and you receive an error code on your signifying that the company file has failed to open. To make the.tlg file accessible over the network, you must regenerate it and run a QBDT Database Server Manager scan on it. Use the steps follow-
- Navigate to the QuickBooks directory on the C: drive using a file explorer.
- Right-click the .tlg file inside the QBDT folder and tap the Rename option.
- Add ‘.old’ as an extension to the transaction log file name and save it.
- Launch the QuickBooks DBSM using the search panel or go to the Network Issues option in the QB Tool hub.
- Go to the Browse option below the Scan folders tab and select the QB folder where you renamed the .tlg file.
- Click Start Scan and wait until you receive a notification that the files are scanned.
If your company file is still inaccessible, move to the next solution.
Solution 2- Mend the company file using QB File Doctor Tool
You can use the QB tool hub to repair the data file which fails to run in the software due to damage or corruption. Use these steps-
- Go to the Company file issues option after launching the QB Tool hub.
- Click the Run QuickBooks File Doctor Tool in the list and click Browse to locate your company file.
- Type your admin password and let the tool repair your company file.
Conclusion
This blog helps you explore the reasons QuickBooks error 6069 doesn’t let you access the data file. Some effective methods to deal with the problem are also discussed in the blog, which we expect you to use to re-access your company file
