A complete guide to resolve QuickBooks Already Has a Company File Open issue
                     QUICKBOOKS ALREADY HAS A COMPANY FILE 
OPEN? LEARN THE PROCESS TO FIX IT
QUICKBOOKS HAS GAINED IMMENSE POPULARITY DUE TO ITS EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES. 
ALONG WITH THAT, IT IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR NUMEROUS TECHNICAL GLITCHES THAT 
USERS FACE WHILE OPERATING IT. QUICKBOOKS ALREADY HAS A COMPANY FILE OPEN IN 
ONE SUCH ERROR THAT USERS COME ACROSS WHILE OPENING THE COMPANY FILE. ANY 
ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY FILE AND INCORRECT NETWORK SETUP IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF 
THIS ERROR. READ THE BLOG UNTIL THE END TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF THE 
QUICKBOOKS ENTERPRISE COMPANY FILE IS IN USE ERROR.
QUICKBOOKS ALREADY HAS A COMPANY FILE OPEN, AND YOU NEED 
PROFESSIONAL’S HELP TO FIX IT? CALL US ON OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER 
1.855.738.2784 AND GET IMMEDIATE TROUBLESHOOTING ASSISTANCE TO FIX IT 
FROM ONE OF OUR CERTIFIED QUICKBOOKS EXPERTS

WHAT FACTOR LEAD TO THE QUICKBOOKS COMPANY 
FILE IN USE PLEASE WAIT ERROR?
CHECK OUT THE LIST OF CAUSES GIVEN BELOW THAT PROVOKES THE ERROR:
1. THE USER IS NOT OPENING THE COMPANY FILE FROM THE CORRECT LOCATION AND 
PATH.
2. THE QUICKBOOKS COMPANY FILE YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCESS IS STORED ON AN 
EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND QUICKBOOKS CAN’T FIND IT.
TOP SOLUTIONS TO DEAL WITH QUICKBOOKS COMPANY 
FILE IN USE ERROR
SOLUTION 1. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL A NEW UPDATE OF 
QUICKBOOKS MANUALLY
1. CLOSE THE COMPANY FILES YOU ARE WORKING ON AND QUIT THE QUICKBOOKS 
DESKTOP APPLICATION AND OPEN THE WINDOWS START MENU.
2. FROM THERE, LOCATE AND RIGHT-CLICK THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP ICON, THEN 
CLICK THE RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR OPTION.
3. WHEN QUICKBOOKS OPENS UP WITH THE NO COMPANY OPEN SCREEN, SELECT THE 
HELP MENU AND CLICK UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP.
4. HEAD TO THE OPTIONS MENU, SELECT MARK ALL AND CLICK THE SAVE BUTTON.
5. FROM THE UPDATE NOW TAB, CLEAR PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED UPDATES BY CLICKING 
THE RESET UPDATE CHECKBOX.
6. CLICK THE GET UPDATES BUTTON TO COMPLETELY DOWNLOAD THE NEW UPDATE 
FILE, OPEN QUICKBOOKS TO INSTALL THE UPDATE AND RESTART YOUR COMPUTER.
SOLUTION 2. REVIEW THE MULTI-USER HOSTING ON ALL 
COMPUTERS CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK
1. OPEN THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP APPLICATION ON ONE OF THE COMPUTER 
CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK AND GO TO THE FILE TAB.
2. CHOOSE UTILITIES. IF THE STOP HOSTING MULTI-USER ACCESS OPTION IS VISIBLE, 
SELECT IT TO CHANGE THE HOSTING.
3. IF YOU SEE THE HOST MULTI-USER ACCESS OPTION, IT INDICATES THE HOSTING IS 
CORRECT.
4. NEXT, EXIT QUICKBOOKS AND FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS ON ALL COMPUTERS 
CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK.
SOLUTION 3. SET UP PERMISSIONS FOR QUICKBOOKS USER
1. GO TO YOUR WORKSTATION, START QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP AND THEN OPEN THE 
COMPANY FILE.
2. HEAD TO THE USERS SECTION, CLICK VIEW USERS AND GO TO THE COMPANY 
SECTION.
3. CLICK USERS, THEN SELECT SET UP USERS AND ROLES AND CLICK NEW.
4. ENTER THE NAME OF THE NEW USER, CLICK ADD, AND GO TO THE ROLES SECTION.
5. FURTHER, ADD A ROLE TO THE NEW ACCOUNT AND CLICK OK.
WE ARE NOT AT THE END OF THE BLOG. WE ARE POSITIVE THAT THE 
TROUBLESHOOTING SOLUTIONS WE DISCUSSED ABOVE WILL HELP YOU DEAL WITH 
QUICKBOOKS ALREADY HAS A COMPANY FILE OPEN ERROR. IF YOU ARE FACING 
DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE ISSUE, GET A PERMANENT RESOLUTION FROM THE 
QUICKBOOKS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM. SIMPLY DIAL 1.855.738.2784 AND HAVE 
WORDS WITH THEM.