This article discusses QuickBooks error code 6177, 0.Due to this error, QuickBooks is unable to use the path meant for opening the company file and the following message is displayed:
“QuickBooks is attempting to open this Company file. Before you can open the company file from your computer you must first open the company file on the computer where the company file is located. (-6177, 0)”
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Steps for Fix QuickBooks Error Code 6177 0
Total Time: 35 minutes
Transferring the Company File to Local Drive
The company file must be shifted from the server to the C drive; then the file must be opened in QuickBooks. Then, users must create a portable file and save the file in the C drive. After completing this, users must close the company file.
Following this, the portable file that was created has to be restored from the C drive and then saved in the server. Next, users must close the company file and open it via the server.
Using QuickBooks File Doctor
The QuickBooks File Doctor must be downloaded, installed and run.
Resolving QuickBooks error 6177, 0 via manual steps
🔷 In case the QuickBooks File Doctor can’t be run or users feel the problem should be solved manually, then QuickBooks Desktop must be closed on the computer that has the company file/s. Then the folder containing the company file must be opened and the file with .ND extension, such as MyCompanyFileName.QBW.ND, must be located. When the file is found, users must right-click on the file and then select Delete.
🔷 Once this is done, users must select the Windows Start button, and then go to Programs->QuickBooks->QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
Here, users must select the Add Folder button and trace the folder where the QuickBooks Desktop company file/s are saved and then choose OK.
These steps have to be repeated if more folders are to be added. Once this is done, the Scan button must be selected, and once the scan process is completed, users must select Close.
🔷 Now, users have to go to Set up Folder Permissions to share the company files web page; this has to be done to check if permissions have been set correctly.
The following steps are optional: for scenarios where the entire application has been installed on the serve).
Switching the QuickBooks Hosting Off and On
🔷 First, users must select File in QuickBooks and navigate to Utilities and there, they must choose Stop Hosting Multi User Access. Next, users must choose Yes and then close and reopen QuickBooks.
🔷 Following this, users must choose Utilities in File, followed by Host Multi-User Access and then choose yes. After doing this, users must return to File and choose Open Or Restore Company.
Opening the Company File with Local Path
🔷 The QuickBooks error 6177, 0 can also be caused by company files that have been accessed in the host computer using mapped drives. In such a scenario, users have to find out if the company file has been mapped to a network drive. For doing this, Windows + E must be pressed, for opening the window of the computer, which is also known as This Computer.
🔷 If the folder where the company file is saved is in Network Locations or Network Devices, users have to right-click on the folder and then Properties must be chosen. In case the Network Drive is shown as the Type, it’s a mapped drive.
🔷 Once this is done, users must open the company file using a local drive.
Creating a New Folder
🔷 First, Windows + E must be pressed on the server keyboard for opening the Computer window. Next, the C drive has to be selected for creating a new folder.
🔷 If Windows 8 or 10 is being used, go to Home, followed by New Folder.
🔷 If Windows Vista or 7 is being used, the New Folder button has to be selected.
🔷 Following this, the folder that has the original data must be opened. From here, the company file/s must be moved/copied, along with all the component files (such as .lmr, .cfd, .images, etc.), to the new folder. Once this is done, users have to open QuickBooks and then the company file that’s in the new folder.
🔷 The final step is to open the file in the computer where the error was detected.
Final Words :
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👉 Frequently Asked Questions
Q 1. How can I Install the QuickBooks Database Server Manager on my System?
Ans : It’s quite easy to install QuickBooks database server manager to resolve Quickbooks error 6177, 0. Download the setup for QuickBooks desktop, and choose to use the multi-user installation. Choose to install the Database server manager. While installing QuickBooks, the database server manager will automatically be installed in QuickBooks.
Q 2. What is the Windows Firewall and how can I add exceptions to solve Network related problems?
Ans : In it’s most foundational sense, a firewall allows or disallows connection between systems, connections, and computer systems (for instance, your personal computer and the Internet) depending on the firewall’s setup settings. The Network and Security area of the Control Panel is where you can find the Microsoft Firewall settings.
But most computer systems interact by utilizing an Internet address and a port to create connectivity between multiple hosts. While there are other types of firewalls, the most prevalent (and the one supplied by Windows Defender in Microsoft 7 allows or disallows connections depending on Internet address and port information.)
Q 3. How to add QuickBooks as an Exception to resolve error 6177,0?
Ans : Only networks that have been expressly approved by firewall rules are authorized. By default, Windows Firewall accepts all outgoing connections but only confirmed incoming connections (that is, an incoming network connection that is a result of outbound connection started from your personal system or network.)
You can add QuickBooks as an exception by going to the Advanced Firewall rules in windows. Once there, you can create new inbound and outbound rules to add QuickBooks desktop and other applications related to QuickBooks as an exception. You can select specific ports to enable QuickBooks to prevent it from being blocked.
