Fix QuickBooks Error 15212: When Installing Payroll Updates

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How to Fix QuickBooks Error Code 15212? Complete
Guide
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• QuickBooks is one of the best accounting software
  available today and is used by medium and small
  businesses. However, since it is an application,
  its users face errors that sometimes affect their
  day-to-day business operations. One of the common
  errors in QuickBooks Error 15212, which occurs
  when the users are trying to update to the latest
  release or while downloading payrolls. So, in
  this article, we will in detail discuss how to
  fix this error.
• Ways to resolve the QuickBooks error 15212
• Solution 1 Steps to download the latest updates
  manually
• Firstly, you have to open your QuickBooks
  application.
• Now go to the Help option and then click on
  Update QuickBooks tab.
• After this Update QuickBooks Desktop window will
  be displayed.
• Choose the Option tab and then click No for
  shared download option.
• Once done, save the changes and close.
• Now, try to download the updates.
• If still, you face the QuickBooks
  Error 15212 then try out the next solution.

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• Solution 2 Remapping the data files to the
  network drive
• First of all, restart your system.
• Now go to This PC and then double click and open
  it.
• Now click on the Map network drive option.
• Once done, you have to click on the Browse option
  and choose the Data file to map it.
• After completing the remapping check
  if QuickBooks 15212 Error is resolved or not.
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• Solution 3 Uninstall and Re-installation
  QuickBooks
• If still the QuickBooks error 15212 is not fixed
  then you have to uninstall and reinstall
  QuickBooks.
• To uninstall QuickBooks, follow the below
  mentioned steps
• Firstly, go to Start and then type control panel
  option and open it.
• Now choose the Program and Features /Uninstall a
  program.
• After that choose the version which is
  responsible for this error.
• Once done click on uninstall and then on Remove.

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• Steps to Reinstall the QuickBooks
• First thing to do is double click on the
  QuickBooks.exe file downloaded.
• Now follow the steps that are being displayed on
  the screen.
• Now accept the terms and conditions and then
  click on Next.
• You have to provide with your Product and License
  Number and then go ahead according to the
  instruction that will be displayed on the screen.
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• Fixing QuickBooks Error 15212 is not that
  complicated but if the problem persists then you
  can always seek assistance from the QuickBooks
  payroll error support team by dialling our
  toll-free number i.e., 1-800-615-2347.