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QuickBooks is a dependable bookkeeping software working with more than a million users to simplify their accounting and precisely collect financial records. However, internal issues are also common in the software that sometimes creates problems while working on the financial data. QuickBooks error 6069 indicates that the software has failed to access the company file from the multi-user network. If your QuickBooks also displays this error when you try to open the company file, give this blog a read till the end to find out the causes of this error and the actions needed to eliminate it from your computer.

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Reasons

You see this error code while opening the company file in QuickBooks due to the following reasons-

1. Windows Firewall doesn’t allow QuickBooks to connect with other systems to open the files or access the file in the system drive folders.

2. The company file has turned into an unsupported format after taking damage from a virus attack.

3. QuickBooks is dealing with internal issues developed due to a defective installation on your computer.

Solutions

Eliminate this company file error from QuickBooks using the steps given below-

Solution 1- Set specific ports in QuickBooks in the Windows Firewall settings

QuickBooks faces this company file issue when Windows Firewall prevents the system from accessing the file from the multi-user network. The firewall can also block some of the QB background processes, which results in a malfunction in the software while opening the company file. You can prevent Windows firewall from blocking the software processes by adding specific firewall ports, as shown in the steps –

• Use the search panel to open the Windows Defender Firewall window.

• Click the Advanced Settings option on the left menu.

• Right-click on the Inbound Rules option and tap New Rule.

• Single-click the Port option and hit Next.

• Between the two UDP & TCP options in the next window, choose TCP.

• Click on the Specific local ports & select the required ports alongside the list of QB versions given below-

1. QuickBooks Desktop 2017:8019, 56727, 55373-55377

2. QuickBooks Desktop 2018:8019,56728,55378-55382

3. QuickBooks Desktop 2019:8019, XXXXX

4. QuickBooks Desktop 2020 and recent:8019, XXXXX.

• Tap Next after selecting the port and click Allow the connection.

• Select Next and create a new rule with any name.

• Click Finish.

• Select Outbound Rules in place of Inbound Rules in the third step and repeat all the steps.

If the company file error is still not removed, apply the next solution.