Common Reasons for why QuickBooks Company File not Found:

QuickBooks is one of the best software, online platforms, and desktop applications for medium to small businesses to carry out their accounting needs. The wide range of add-on features and 24*7 technical support for its customers are the two strong pillars upon which the company has built its everlasting presence among the business owners. However, errors like QuickBooks Company File not found create hurdle the daily operations of the customers. Let's have a look in detail about "QuickBooks can't find company files".


If you try to open your company file and see an error like this: Warning: "The company file you selected could not be found". You can try the following methods:


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​What is QuickBooks Company File Error

​The QuickBooks Company File Error occurs when the QuickBooks fails to open your Company File. It can appear when the QuickBooks cannot connect to the Company File's root folder due to computer bugs and blockage within the source path.
Reasons for why Company File not found in QuickBooks Desktop

​Here are the reasons why the Company File not found in QuickBooks Desktop. Have a look if there are any similarities between them and your system's behavioral patterns.

• The company file name is very long.
• The computer Hard drive is damaged or corrupted.
• The (QBWUSER.INI) file is damaged or went missing from the correct path.
• Windows OS has been damaged and unable to fetch the correct path of the (QBWUSER.INI) file.
• Possible malware breach.
• How to Fix QuickBooks Error Code Company File not found.

​Here we have mentioned down some instant solutions to resolve QuickBooks Error Code Company File not found. Try them step-by-step to fix the error.

Solution #1

• Go to C: drive on your computer and create a new folder.
• Now open the QuickBooks Company File folder.
• Copy the Company File by selecting it and pressing Ctrl + C.
• Now go back to the new folder and paste the file by pressing Ctrl + V.

Solution #2

• Open the (QBWUSER.INI) location: C:\Users\[Your User Name]\AppData\Local\Intuit\QuickBooks[Year]. It is the location of the folder where the QBWUSER.ini file exists.
• If you can't view the file, try to enable hidden files and folders.
• Right-click the file and rename it.
• Add .old at the end of the extension like- QBWUSER.ini.old.

Here comes the end of our article on the error QuickBooks Company File not found. We have written all the reasons and possible solutions to the issue to help you understand and fix it. If still the QuickBooks Company File could not be found, feel free to call our toll-free support phone number +1-860-499-4393  and let our technical expert help you through the entire process.