Methods to Fix Locked File Errors in QuickBooks Desktop

When the user faces issues like “file in use” or different errors that restrict the user from using the company file in QuickBooks desktop for windows. These issues are also known as locked file errors. The user might end up in the below stated error messages:

“Company file in use. Please wait.” Or “Only one user at a time is allowed to do a task” or “Another QuickBooks user is currently performing a task that must finish before you can continue”.

If this error is puzzling you, then here is what can be done. Stay hooked to the post and discover the causes and fixes to the locked file errors in QuickBooks desktop. In case you don’t want to experiment in fixing the error on your own, then you can connect with our team of professionals at 1-800-761-1787, and ask them to permanently fix the error.

In case the error consistently refers to a specific user

  • In that case, the user will have to have the user that is referred to in the error close and reopen QuickBooks on their workstation

  • After that, open QuickBooks on another workstation and move to the company menu and also choose users and then view users

  • Sign out on the workstations of the users referred to

  • And then, move back to the list of users. In case the specific user no longer appears, then the user will be able to do the task without the error

In case the error appears on multiple workstations

In such a scenario, the user will have to check for multiple host systems and stop hoisting on all workstations. The steps to be followed here are:

  • At first, open QuickBooks

  • And then, from the file menu, choose utilities

  • In case stop hosting multi user access appears on the menu, then user should select it and then hit yes to confirm

  • In case host multi-user access appears, then move to the next step

  • Now, close QuickBooks

  • Repeat the steps on all workstations that do not host company file

  • And lastly, open QuickBooks and try doing the task that causes error

Wind Up!!

Locked file errors in QuickBooks desktop can be a bit confusing for the QuickBooks users. However, this confusion can be easily resolved with the help of the steps mentioned earlier in this post.

Whereas, if the solutions discussed above failed to work for you, no problem! reach out to QuickBooks enterprise support team and we’d be more than happy to help you.

Location: New York, NY, USA

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