Quick Fix for “QuickBooks Cannot Communicate with the Company File” Error

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Quick Fix for QuickBooks Cannot Communicate with
the Company File Error
If you are seeing the Error message
QuickBooks Cannot Communicate with the Company
File, it is because the network firewall is
causing an interruption in the connection of the
QuickBooks application with the company file. You
can easily fix the error by running QuickBooks
File Doctor, checking the firewall settings, and
resetting the folder permissions. We have
provided step-by-step instructions of all the
solutions so you could easily fix the error by
yourself. continue reading the article to
identify and solve QuickBooks firewall error.
If you want to know the simple and short way to
deal with the error QuickBooks Cannot
Communicate with the Company File, Call
QuickBooks Support team on (855)-526-5749 for
immediate help
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Solution 1 run QuickBooks File Doctor from the
QuickBooks Tool Hub

• Steps to run the QuickBooks File Doctor from
  QuickBooks Tool Hub are given below
• In the QuickBooks Tool Hub, click on Company
  Files Issues tab.
• Then click Run QuickBooks File Doctor and now
  wait for the File Doctor to open.
• Inside the QuickBooks File Doctor window, choose
  your company file from the drop-down menu.
• Click on Check Your File and Click the Continue
  button.
• Type your QuickBooks admin password and Click on
  Next

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Solution 2 update the QuickBooks Desktop
application on your computer

• Steps to update the QuickBooks Desktop
  application to the latest version
• First, close QuickBooks Desktop and company
  files.Now go to Start menu.
• Now go to Start menu.
• Find and Right-click on the QuickBooks Desktop
  icon.
• Click on Run as administrator.
• in the no company open tab, click on the Help
  menu.
• Then click Update QuickBooks Desktop.
• Open the options tab and click on Mark All.
• Click on save button.
• Select Update Now and click the Reset Update
  check-box.
• Lastly, click on Get Updates.

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Solution 3 reset the folder permission

• Steps to confirm whether the folder permissions
  are set correctly
• Go to windows icons and click on the File
  Explorer.
• Now right-click the folder in which the company
  file is located.
• Click on Properties.
• Open the security tab and click on Advanced.
• Next, you click on QuickBooksServiceUserXX and
  click Edit.
• Change the settings mentioned below to
  AllowedCreate files\write data
• Create files\write data
• Create folder\append data
• Execute File\Traverse Folder
• List folder\read data
• Read attributes
• Read permissions
• Write attributes
• Write extended attributes

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CONCLUSION
You can check now, whether the error message
QuickBooks Cannot Communicate with the Company
File is still visible or not by opening a
company file in the QuickBooks Desktop. If there
are still any questions about the error you want
to ask, dial (855)-526-5749 to discuss your
issues with a QuickBooks expert.