Elimination strategy for QuickBooks error H202

QuickBooks is an accounting software developed by Intuit to assist users with finance management and storage of monetary records. The company file containing financial data can be simultaneously used by multiple users to increase the efficiency of the business. Unfortunately, QuickBooks error H202 sometimes appears while opening the company file, which is an indication that there is a fault in the hosting settings. If this error code appears on your PC while switching to the multi-user mode or accessing a data file, explore its causes and fixes it in the blog further.

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Reasons

Accessing the company file becomes impossible after this error develops due to the conditions mentioned below-

• The hosting settings of your QuickBooks aren’t correctly configured.
• Database Server Manager stops running when you try to open or host the company file.
• Windows Firewall imposes restrictions on QuickBooks which makes accessing the file impossible.

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Solutions

The methods given below are effective in eliminating this hosting error from your QuickBooks-

Solution 1- Set the hosting settings in QuickBooks correctly

A potential reason for the development of this error is incorrect hosting settings in your QuickBooks. Whenever you set up a multi-user network to host the data file, a server computer is responsible for sharing the file in multi-user mode, and all the other workstations use the file in Single-user mode. If the workstations are set to run in multi-user mode, the entire multi-user network gets affected, and you won’t be able to work on your company file. You should ensure that only the server computer runs in multi-user mode to host the file. Use these steps-

1. Open QuickBooks on the computer that developed this error and click the File menu.
2. Tap the Utilities option and select Stop hosting multi-user Access.
3. Repeat these steps on all the workstations to run them in Single-user mode.
4. Approach your server computer and go to the File menu in QuickBooks.
5. Click Utilities and select the Host multi-user access option.
6. Reboot all the systems connected to the network and open QuickBooks on your server computer to host the company file.

If the error reappears while opening the company file, move to the next solution.

Solution 2- Run QuickBooks Database Server Manager

QuickBooks Database Server Manager is responsible for monitoring the data traffic on the network and maintaining a smooth flow of the data. This error can develop if some QB folder contents aren’t registered on the multi-user network. You need to run the DBSM to scan the QB folder as described in the steps below-

1. Run QB tool hub on your system and click Network Issues.
2. Select QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
3. In the Scan Folders tab, click Browse to locate your QuickBooks folder.
4. Tap Start Scan after selecting the folder and wait until the scan is complete.
5. Reopen QuickBooks and try to open/host the data file again.

Conclusion

We have reached the end of this blog describing the reasons QuickBooks error H202 appears while hosting the company file or switching to multi-user mode. The appropriate methods to get rid of the problem are also provided in the blog, which we expect you to use for running QuickBooks smoothly on your PC again. Speak to a QB expert at 1.855.738.2784 if you still face any issues while using QuickBooks.

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