QuickBooks users generally encounter many errors while attempting to utilize the multi-user mode to access the required company file, and one of these exasperating technical errors is the QuickBooks Error H505.
Besides failure in accessing the company file through multi-user mode on the network, this error may also cause the system to become unresponsive to the user’s commands and in some cases, the user may confront a sudden crash of Windows.
Effective resolutions devised by eminent experts to eliminate this error have been explained in this blog.
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H505 QuickBooks Desktop Error Code: Main Reasons
The major causes of theH505 QuickBooks Desktop Error Code are explained as follows:
- The foremost factor causing QB Error H505 is the improper hosting setup on the server computer as well as on different workstations on the network.
- If the essential QuickBooks services such as ‘QBCFMonitorService’ are non-functional on the server computer and if the firewall has not been configured properly, then this intricate issue may arise.
Essential Resolutions to Eliminate H505 Multi-User Mode Error Message in QB Desktop
The resolutions elucidated here can rectify theH505 Multi-User Mode Error Message in QB Desktop very easily:
Resolution 1: Configure the hosting settings on the server computer and all the workstations on your network to easily expunge this issue
- Firstly, you should configure the hosting settings on your workstations, and for this task, you need to launch the QB Desktop application on each workstation and simply tap the ‘File’ menu and then proceed forward to hit the ‘Utilities’ option.
- Afterwards, locate the ‘Stop Hosting Multi-User Access’ option on the workstation’s screen and then strike that option so that the multi-user hosting remains unavailable on your workstations.
- Once you have turned off the multi-user hosting settings on each workstation on your network, you must launch the QuickBooks Desktop application on the server computer to strike the ‘Utilities’ option situated within the ‘File’ menu.
- At this step, when you locate the ‘Host Multi-User Access’ option, you need to immediately tap it so that the multi-user hosting is fully enabled on the server computer, after which you will be able to successfully access any company file on your network through the multi-user mode.
Resolution 2: Scan the company file and repair the firewall permissions through execution of the QB Database Server Manager on the server computer
- The foremost task is to visit the official Intuit website to download the QB Tool Hub on your server computer and then proceed to the correct location of the ‘QuickBooksToolHub.exe’ file which you have just downloaded on your system to open it.
- At this step, you will get the valid steps to finish the tool hub installation on the server computer’s screen, and you must follow those steps correctly so that the tool hub gets installed swiftly.
- Afterwards, simply launch the QuickBooks Tool Hub to navigate to the ‘Network Issues’ tab and then strike on that tab so that you can access the ‘QuickBooks Database Server Manager’ tool.
- Once you reach inside the ‘QuickBooks Database Server Manager’ tool, you can utilize the ‘Browse’ option successfully to gain access to the company file and then move ahead to tap the ‘Start Scan’ button so that the scanning of the company file takes place smoothly.
- All the company file problems will get decimated, and the firewall permissions will also get correctly repaired after the complete execution of this tool; finally, you can make use of the multi-user mode to gain access to the data file.
QuickBooks Error H505 will get fully resolved on all the systems on your network through the resolutions stated above. For more technical help, just dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Professionals Team.
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