How to fix Error 6000,-83

Learn what to do in the event that you see Error - 6000,- 83 in QuickBooks Desktop.

You may see Error - 6000,- 83 when you open, restore, or back up your company files. Yet, don't stress, here's the way to fix it.

Follow the means beneath for what you were doing when you got the error. Or on the other hand if those don't apply, follow ventures for where you keep your company file.

  • I was creating a backup of my company file
  • I was restoring my company file
  • I keep my company file on a Windows server
  • I keep my company file on a Linux server

I was creating a backup of my company file

Follow these means on the off chance that you see Error - 6000,- 83 while creating a backup company file.

Important: If you store your company file on a server, move it onto your local hard drive. At that point follow the means. Once you fix the error, you can move the company file back to your server. On the off chance that you use Intuit Data Protect, reach out to our support team for help.

  • Close QuickBooks Desktop on your server computer (the one that has your company file). Go to the File menu and select Quit QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Open the Windows Start menu.
  • Type "File Explorer" into the search and open File Explorer.
  • Select My Computer from the navigation bar. This is in some cases called "This PC."
  • Select and open your C: drive.
  • Right-click on the screen, select New and then Folder to create a new file folder. Give it a straightforward name, as "QB Test Folder."
  • Follow the means to create a backup company file. When QuickBooks asks where you want to save the backup, save it to the folder you just created on your C: drive.
  • Follow the means to restore your company file utilizing the new backup.

In the event that you don't see Error - 6000,- 83 anymore, start utilizing your backup as your main company file. Don't utilize your old company file anymore. We recommend renaming it so you don't accidentally utilize it.

In the event that you despite everything see Error - 6000,- 83, go to the section for your server set up (Windows or Linux) and follow the means.

On the off chance that your company file isn't on a server and you despite everything see Error - 6000,- 83, reach out to our support team so we can help.

I was restoring my company file

Follow these methods if you see Error - 6000,- 83 while reestablishing your company file.Solution 1: Check your reinforcement filename

Ensure there aren't images, uncommon characters, or spaces in your reinforcement company filename or the envelope holding it.

Here's a case of a filename that necessities alters: My Business $.Business-.qbb

  • Open the Windows Start menu.
  • Type "File Explorer" into the hunt and open File Explorer.
  • Find and open the envelope with your reinforcement company file.
  • Right-click the file with .qbb toward the finish of the file name and choose Rename. This is your reinforcement company file (otherwise called a QBB file).
  • Remove any extraordinary characters, images, or spaces from the filename.
  • Right-click the organizer holding the QBB file and choose Rename. Evacuate any exceptional characters, images, or spaces.
  • Follow the means to restore your company file.
In the event that you despite everything see Error - 6000,- 83, proceed onward to Solution 2.

Solution 2: Create a portable company file

If you can't restore your QBB file, return to and open the company file you created the backup from.

1. Follow the means to make a portable company file (also known as a QBM).

2. Use the portable company file to restore your company file.

If you still observe Error - 6000,- 83, proceed onward to Solution 3.

Solution 3: Restore your backup file from your local hard drive

If your backup company file is presently on your server, move it to a local hard drive. This is usually your C: drive. At that point follow the means to restore your company file. After you fix the error, you can move your company file back to your server.

Note: If your backup company file is on a network, you can open it from either a mapped path or UNC path. Start with the path you're presently set up for. If that doesn't work, utilize the other path.

If you don't know which you have, talk to your network admin.

If you still observe Error - 6000,- 83, go to the section for your server set up (Windows or Linux) and follow the means.

If your company file isn't on a server and you still observe Error - 6000,- 83, reach out to our support team so we can help.

I keep my company file on a Windows server

Follow these means if your company file is saved on a Windows server.

If your company file isn't on a server and you see Error - 6000,- 83, reach out to our support team so we can help.

Solution 1: Turn off hosting on your workstations

If you're hosting your company files over a network, make sure the Host Multi-User Access option is off on your

workstations. These are PCs connected to your network that don't have your company files. Your server PC ought to be the only one hosting.

1. Open QuickBooks on one of your workstations.

2. Don't open your company file. Instead, select the File menu and drift over Utilities.

If Stop Hosting Multi-User Access is a choice, select it.
2. Repeat these steps on all of your workstations.

If you continue to see Error -6000,-83, advance to Solution 2.

Solution 2: Use QuickBooks File Doctor Follow the steps to download File Doctor and use it to scan your company file. Let it fix any issues it finds. If you continue to see Error -6000,-83, continue on to Solution 3.

Solution 3: Restore from a backup

If you've got a backup of your company file, use it to revive your company file. If you do not have one, continue on to Solution 4.

Solution 4: Manually fix Error -6000, -83

If you can’t access File Doctor or still see the error after using it, you'll do the repair manually.

Step 1: Set up Windows to share your company files

1. Update QuickBooks to the latest release.

2. Check your firewall and internet settings on your server computer (the one that hosts your company file) and workstations. Make sure QuickBooks Desktop can run on your network.

3. Set your folder permissions so you can share the folder with your company files. This folder is usually called "QuickBooks."

Step 2: Scan the folder holding your company files

1. If you haven’t already, download and install QuickBooks Database Server Manager on your server computer.

2. Open the Windows Start menu on your server computer.

3. Type “Database Server” into the search and open QuickBooks Database Server Manager.

4. Follow the steps to scan the folder with your company files.

5. When you're done, open the Windows Start menu. Type “File Explorer” into the search and open File Explorer.

6. Find the folders you just scanned.

7. Check to make sure there's an ND file in the folder. It looks like this: [your company file]qbw.nd. If you don’t see it, scan the folder again.

Open your company file in QuickBooks. If you'll add your company file, everything is fixed.If you still see Error -6000,-83, move on to the next step.

Step 3: Check your hosting settings

Database Server Manager can sometimes reset the hosting settings on your workstations. After you scan your folders, follow the steps in “Solution 1: Turn off hosting on your workstations” from this article.

Open your company file in QuickBooks. If everything works, you fixed the error.

If you still see Error -6000,-83, move on to the next step.

Step 4: Reset Database Server Manager

Follow the steps in the “Configure Database Server Manager" section of the main Database Server Manager article. When you're done, open your company file.

If you still see Error -6000,-83, move on to the next step.

Step 5: Move your company file

Moving your company file will fix any issues with its location.

  • Open the Windows Start menu.
  • Open File Explorer and discover the organizer with your company file.
  • Look for your company file. It should resemble this: [your company name].qbw.
  • Right-click your company file and choose Copy.
  • Right-click an unfilled space on your Windows desktop and select Paste. You currently have a copy of your company file.

Important: QuickBooks may ask you to revamp your company file. In the event that it does, adhere to the onscreen directions.

  • Open QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Select Open or restore an existing company and then Open a company file.
  • Browse your PC for the company file you replicated to your Windows desktop.

On the off chance that you can open the duplicated company file effectively, the issue was the file location. Move the replicated company file back to the original envelope.

  • Close QuickBooks Desktop. Go to the File menu and select Quit QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Right-click the replicated company file and choose Rename. Add the word "Updated" to the filename so it's easy to recognize.
  • Open the envelope with your original company file.
  • Right-click your original company file and choose Rename. Add the word "Old" to the filename. You won't utilize this one anymore.
  • Drag the replicated company file from your Windows desktop to the open organizer.
  • Open QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Select Open or restore an existing company and then Open a company file.
  • Browse for and open the replicated company file.

You'll utilize the replicated company file starting now and into the foreseeable future.

On the off chance that you despite everything see Error - 6000,- 83, proceed onward to Solution 4.

Solution 4: Edit your Windows hosts file

In the event that you despite everything have issues, you can test your network to check whether it's causing the error. Go to one of your workstations and follow the means to edit your Windows hosts file.

In the event that you despite everything see Error - 6000,- 83, reach out to our support team so we can help.Ask them about QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery.

I stay with my file on a Linux server

We possibly suggest these means in case you're familiar with Linux networks.

Before you start, make sure you have the correct consents to make changes to the server. On the off chance that you have to, reach out to an IT professional for help.

In the event that your company file isn't on a server and you see Error - 6000,- 83, reach out to our support team so we can help.

Step 1: Configure your Linux server

1. First of all open Linux Database Server Manager for your server.

2. Then, Follow the steps to configure Database Server Manager and the directory within the Initord.Conf report.

3. Restart QuickBooks Enterprise on your host computers. If you are able to open your agency report, all your problems had been fixed. If Error -6000,-eighty three is still visible, flow directly to Step 2.

Step 2: Configure your host file

First, ping your server to get your server name and IP cope with:

  • On one of the computers linked to the network, open the Windows Start menu.
  • Type “CMD” into the quest and open Command.
  • Then Type “Ping[Name of your Linux server]” inside the window and press Enter.
  • Write down the server name and the IP deal with.

Next, edit the host files. Make certain all the computer systems connected your server have the precise IP cope with and Linux server name. Start with the laptop where you spot Error -6000,-eighty three.

  • Close QuickBooks on all the computer systems connected in your network. Go to the File menu and choose Quit QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Open the Windows Start menu.
  • Type “File Explorer” into the search and open File Explorer.
  • Select My Computer from the navigation bar. This is sometimes referred to as "This PC.”
  • Open your C: drive. Then open your Windows folder.
  • Find the System32 folder. Open the Drivers folder after which the ETC folder.
  • Right-click on the report called C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts. Select Open with after which Notepad.
  • Go to the bottom of the record. Add the Linux server IP cope with to the cease of the text. Then press the Tab key and upload your Linux server name.

Note: Linux systems record are case sensitive. Make positive you enter names with the best case.

  • Lastly, choose File after which Save. Then close Notepad. Open QuickBooks Desktop and your organization report. If you can, the whole thing is fixed.

If you continue to face Error -6000,-eighty three, reach out to our assist group so we will help.

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