QuickBooks helps streamline accounting tasks in mid-size businesses to help them grow profitably. However, there are always chances of issues like QuickBooks Error Code 6010, which develop randomly and stop users from opening their company files. If this error prevents you from running company files in QB, continue reading the blog to learn why this happens and the actions you can take against the issue.

Feel free to approach our QB support team at 1.855.738.2784 for troubleshooting assistance to resolve this error.

Here’s why you run into QuickBooks error code 6010

QuickBooks displays this error while performing data file functions like creating, sharing, or saving the data files on your computer. The possible reasons for the development of this data file error on your QB are mentioned below-

1. Windows Firewall or antiviruses on your system have blocked QB program files, causing malfunctions in the software.
2. QuickBooks company file is severely damaged, and the software fails to read its unsupported format.
3. QuickBooks cannot open the company file because it is located on a different computer, and the connection is broken.

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Simple techniques to get rid of QuickBooks file. Error 6010- 100

This error doesn’t let you perform company file functions efficiently and might also stop you from hosting the file data. The correct methods to resolve this company file error are mentioned below-

Solution 1- Stop DBSM processes and reopen the application

QuickBooks mostly develops this error code when the Database Server Manager crashes in the background when you try to host the company file. This can happen if DBSM files are quarantined by the antiviruses or the Windows Firewall doesn’t let QB connect with the workstations. QB can also run into other issues if its background processes are interrupted. You must disable the antivirus on your system and scan QB folder contents in DBSM to rectify this data file issue. Use these steps-

1. Launch the antivirus on your computer and open the list of blocked/quarantined files.
2. Remove files like QBDBMgrN.exe, QBUpdate.exe, QBW32.exe, QBDBMgr.exe, etc., from the quarantine list and disable the antivirus.
3. Open the DBSM on your computer and move to the Scan folders tab.
4. Click Browse and enter your QB folder location in the text section.
5. Hit Start Scan and wait until DBSM completes scanning the entire QB folder contents.

Move to the next solution if the data file error appears after restarting the DBSM processes.

Solution 2- Ensure your company file isn’t encrypted or compressed

QuickBooks cannot process the company file if it’s encrypted/compressed or severely damaged due to data corruption. We advise you to use the QB file doctor tool to repair the company file before executing accounting tasks in the software. Then, apply these steps to check if the file is encrypted or compressed-

1. Go to the data file location using the search panel and right-click on the file.
2. Click the Properties option in the list and go to the Advanced tab in the window.
3. Unmark the Encrypt & Decrypt checkboxes to prevent interruption while opening the data file.

Conclusion

This brings us to the completion of this blog describing the causes of QuickBooks Error Code 6010 blocking you from accessing financial data. The methods you can use to terminate the data file issue are mentioned in the blog, and we hope you apply them to utilize QB without problems.

Talk to our QB support team at  1.855.738.2784 if you have any remaining queries about the issue.

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