QuickBooks Desktop Error Messages
Common QuickBooks desktop-related errors and the steps to solve them.
- You can't use negative rates on inventory items, use neg quantity instead.
- QuickBooks found an error parsing the XML stream
- The transaction could not be locked. It is in use by another user.
- How do I enable advanced debugging?
- Error: Unable to return object
- QuickBooks is unable to complete this operation
- Error beginning QuickBooks session
- Error: There is no disk in the drive
- Object specified in the request cannot be found
- Check the "qbsdklog.txt" file for possible additional information.
- The payment method must be of credit card type.
- Could not start QuickBooks. "Max Connection Retries Exceeded."
- This application has not accessed this QuickBooks company data file before. The QuickBooks administrator must grant an application permission to access a QuickBooks company data file for the first time
- QuickBooks can't start because QuickBooks is already running.
- The application trying to connect to QuickBooks is not supported while multiple instances of QuickBooks are running
- Error 3060: There was an error when converting the quantity
- The transaction could not be locked. It is in use by another user.
- This application does not have permission to access this QuickBooks company data file
- There is an invalid reference to QuickBooks Account
- You cannot use the same tax item in both the line items and the txn tax.
- The payment method for this transaction must be credit card type.
- You cannot set the the rate for the given sales tax item line, use the amount field instead
- There is an invalid reference to QuickBooks Currency XX in the Customers.
- An attempt was made to modify a SalesReceipt with a date that is on or before the closing date of the company.
- Could Not Start QuickBooks
- Insufficient permission level to perform this action
- How do I reset my chart of accounts or refresh my drop-downs in Connex?
- Change User and File Permissions
- Error 3140: The specified name is either invalid or of the wrong type
- There is an invalid reference to QuickBooks Customer