A quick fix guide for QuickBooks Error H505 
                     Complete Analysis & Relevant 
Solutions for QuickBooks Error H505
QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP HAS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONALITY CALLED 
‘MULTI-USER MODE’ THAT SWIFTLY ENABLES MULTIPLE USERS SITUATED AT 
SEPARATE WORKSTATIONS TO GET UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE SAME 
COMPANY FILE STORED ON THE SERVER.
SOMETIMES ERRORS LIKE ‘QUICKBOOKS ERROR H505’ SUDDENLY 
MANIFEST WHEN THE QB USER TRIES TO UTILIZE THE MULTI-USER MODE TO 
GET EASY ACCESS TO THE DATA FILE CURRENTLY SAVED ON THE SERVER. AS 
A RESULT, QB USERS ARE DENIED ACCESS TO THE SERVER FROM THE 
WORKSTATION BECAUSE OF THIS IRRITATING ERROR.
HERE, AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE IN THIS TECHNICAL BLOG TO EXPLAIN 
ALL ASPECTS OF THIS TECHNICAL ISSUE ALONG WITH RELEVANT SOLUTIONS.
Are you regularly experiencing QuickBooks Error H505? You can 
dial 1.855.738.2784  to get easy help from our QB Technical 
Specialists Team.

Most Relevant Factors That Generally 
Provoke ‘H505 Error Message in QB 
Desktop'
THE POINTS MENTIONED BELOW DESCRIBE THE REASONS THAT TRIGGER 
THE ‘H505 ERROR MESSAGE IN QB DESKTOP’:
• THE FOREMOST FACTOR THAT TRIGGERS THIS ERROR CODE IS THE 
INACCURATE HOSTING SETUP ON DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE 
SERVER COMPUTER.
• FAULTS IN THE ‘WINDOWS FIREWALL SETUP’ & INHERENT DEFECTS IN 
THE DATA FILE CAN ALSO TRIGGER THIS ERROR CODE.
What Are the Most Reliable Step-Wise 
Solutions to Tackle ‘Multi-User Mode 
Error H505 in QuickBooks’?
YOU CAN REMOVE ‘MULTI-USER MODE ERROR H505 IN QUICKBOOKS’ 
THROUGH THE SOLUTIONS GIVEN BELOW:
Solution 1: Suitably edit & ensure a valid 
multi-user hosting setup on all the 
systems connected to your network
• FIRSTLY, SUITABLY OPEN UP THE QB DESKTOP APPLICATION ON ANY 
WORKSTATION ATTACHED TO YOUR NETWORK & THEN PROMPTLY HIT 
THE ‘UTILITIES’ ICON LOCATED INSIDE THE ‘FILE’ MENU OF THE QB 
WINDOW.
• AFTERWARD, INSTANTLY MOVE FORWARD TO SELECT THE ‘STOP 
HOSTING MULTI-USER ACCESS’ OPTION TO ENSURE THAT THE SELECTED 
WORKSTATION DOES NOT ACT AS A HOST ON YOUR NETWORK.
• LIKE THE PREVIOUS TWO STEPS, YOU CAN EDIT & VALIDATE HOSTING 
SETTINGS ON EVERY WORKSTATION OF THE NETWORK, AND THEN YOU 
MUST EASILY MOVE ON TO THE SERVER COMPUTER.
• ON THE SERVER COMPUTER, SIMPLY ACCESS THE QB DESKTOP 
APPLICATION & THEN PROMPTLY SELECT THE ‘UTILITIES’ ICON WITHIN 
THE ‘FILE’ MENU, FOLLOWING WHICH YOU WILL SIMPLY NEED TO TAP ON 
THE ‘HOST MULTI-USER ACCESS’ OPTION.
• THEREAFTER, THE SERVER SYSTEM WILL EASILY ACT AS A HOST ON THE 
NETWORK, THEREBY ALLOWING YOU COMPLETE ACCESS TO THE DATA 
FILE FROM EVERY WORKSTATION.
Solution 2: Completely execute the ‘QB 
Database Server Manager’ to make sure 
that the company file is repaired on the 
server
• HERE, FIRSTLY, YOU CAN EASILY UTILIZE THE OFFICIAL INTUIT WEBSITE 
TO COMPLETE THE DOWNLOAD OF ‘QUICKBOOKS TOOL HUB’ ON THE 
SERVER COMPUTER & THEN YOU CAN ALSO EXECUTE ITS DOWNLOADED 
FILE (‘QUICKBOOKSTOOLHUB.EXE’) IN ORDER TO FINISH THE FULL 
INSTALLATION OF ‘QB TOOL HUB’.
• JUST THEREAFTER, PROMPTLY DOUBLE-CLICK ON THE ‘QB TOOL HUB’ 
ICON TO OPEN IT UP & THEN YOU SHALL NEED TO EASILY CHOOSE THE 
‘QUICKBOOKS DATABASE
• SERVER MANAGER’ ICON LOCATED INSIDE THE ‘NETWORK ISSUES’ 
MENU OF THE WINDOW.
• AFTER BROWSING THE DATA FILE, YOU CAN STRIKE ON THE ‘START 
SCAN’ BUTTON TO FULLY SCAN & REPAIR THE DATA FILE; 
FURTHERMORE, ALL THE FIREWALL SETTINGS WILL ALSO GET 
VALIDATED.
• FINALLY, AFTER THE EXECUTION IS FINISHED, REACH ANY 
WORKSTATION TO GET EASY ACCESS TO THE DATA FILE STORED ON THE 
SERVER SYSTEM.
THROUGH THESE PRECISE SOLUTIONS, YOU CAN FULLY WEED OUT ‘
QUICKBOOKS ERROR H505’. FOR MORE HELP & ASSISTANCE, YOU CAN 
EFFECTIVELY DIAL 1.855.738.2784 TO CONTACT OUR QB PROFESSIONALS 
TEAM.