QuickBooks is a very useful application that has a number of features that have made it particularly popular amongst small as well as medium business organizations. It is accounting software that manages all the financial records and statement preparation with invoice facility. But sometimes you may encounter problems in accessing the data stored in it and may encounter several error messages like the QuickBooks error code -6000 -80. You may encounter an error message like the following:
"Error -6000, -80: An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to access the company file"
The QuickBooks error -6000 -80 may be the result of several reasons like:
- Data in the company file is damaged.
- Data has been restored or converted over a network.
- A number of computers are acting as the host for the QuickBooks data file.
- QuickBooks has failed to establish a connection with the server.
To fix QuickBooks error code -6000 -80 you need to follow the steps given below:
- Run QuickBooks Company File Diagnostic Tool and see if this tool detects any damage.
- If any defect is found then repair the file or restore it from an updated and clean backup of the file.
- If an updated backup is not available then you can use a third party QuickBooks data recovery tool that can recover the entire data that has been lost or become inaccessible due to any reason.
If no problem is detected in the company file then you need to download and then run QuickBooks Connection Diagnostic Tool. This would surely fix the error. If the error is not fixed by following all the steps mentioned above then it means that the QuickBooks company file is severely damaged and the application needs reinstallation. In such a situation you need to use QuickBooks data recovery software to recover the entire lost or inaccessible data.