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                     EFFECTIVE REMEDY TO RESOLVE QUICKBOOKS 
ERROR THE FILE EXISTS
QUICKBOOKS ERROR THE FILE EXISTS IS AN INFAMOUS COMPANY FILE ERROR THAT 
APPEARS WHEN THE USER OPENS TWO DIFFERENT COMPANY FILES IN QUICKBOOKS. 
THE ERROR MAINLY OCCURS WHEN THE QUICKBOOKS COMPANY FILE IS READ 
INCORRECTLY, OR USER IS NOT RUNNING QUICKBOOKS WITH ADMIN PRIVILEGES. 
ALTHOUGH, WE CAN RESOLVE THE ERROR BY UPDATING QUICKBOOKS TO THE LATEST 
VERSION AND RUNNING QUICKBOOKS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR. TO HELP YOU SORT OUT 
THE ERROR, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE MOST EFFECTIVE TROUBLESHOOTING SOLUTIONS 
IN THE BLOG BELOW, ALONG WITH THE CAUSES, SO STAY CONNECTED.
STUCK WITH THE QUICKBOOKS ERROR THE FILE EXISTS? DON’T PANIC. REACH 
OUT TO THE QUICKBOOKS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM FOR HELP BY CALLING 
US ON OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 1.855.738.2784
REASONS WHY YOU GET QUICKBOOKS WINDOWS 
ERROR THE FILE EXISTS
DOWN BELOW IS THE LIST OF MAJOR CAUSES BEHIND THE ERROR:
• WINDOWS FIREWALL SETTINGS IN THE PLACE ARE NOT SUITABLE TO RUN 
QUICKBOOKS.
• QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP INSTALLATION PROCESS IS INCOMPLETE OR CORRUPTED.
• WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM AND QUICKBOOKS NEED MORE PERMISSIONS.
• USER IS OPERATING AN OUTDATED QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP.

TESTED SOLUTIONS TO FIX QUICKBOOKS PRINTING THE 
FILE EXISTS ERROR
SOLUTION 1. GET THE LATEST RELEASE OF QUICKBOOKS AND 
RUN THE APPLICATION AS AN ADMINISTRATOR
• CLOSE ALL OPEN COMPANY FILES, QUIT THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP APPLICATION, AND 
PRESS THE WINDOWS KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD.
• OPEN THE WINDOWS START MENU, LOOK FOR THE QUICKBOOKS ICON, AND RIGHT-CLICK IT.
• SELECT THE RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR OPTION AND WAIT TILL THE NO COMPANY OPEN 
WINDOW APPEARS.
• CLICK THE HELP MENU, SELECT UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP, AND CHOOSE THE OPTIONS 
TAB.
• CHOOSE MARK ALL, CLICK THE SAVE BUTTON AND SELECT THE UPDATE NOW TAB.
• SELECT THE RESET UPDATE CHECKBOX BEFORE CLICKING GET UPDATES AND WAIT TILL THE 
DOWNLOAD COMPLETES.
• ONCE DONE, OPEN QUICKBOOKS AND FOLLOW THE PROMPT STEPS TO INSTALL THE UPDATE.
• FINALLY, RESTART YOUR PC.
SOLUTION 2. MAKE USE OF THE REBOOT.BAT FILE TO REGISTER 
QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP
• QUIT THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP APPLICATION, RIGHT-CLICK THE ICON, AND 
SELECT PROPERTIES.
• CHOOSE OPEN FILE LOCATION. WHEN THE FOLDER OPENS, SEARCH FOR THE 
REBOOT.BAT FILE AND RIGHT-CLICK IT.
• CHOOSE THE RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR OPTION AND WAIT TILL THE COMMAND 
PROMPT WINDOW SCROLL TO QUICKBOOKS.
SOLUTION 3. GIVE FULL CONTROL ACCESS TO THE QUICKBOOKS 
DESKTOP USER
• LOOK FOR THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP ICON, RIGHT-CLICK IT AND SELECT OPEN FILE 
LOCATION.
• ON YOUR KEYBOARD, PRESS THE BACKSPACE KEY ONCE, RIGHT-CLICK QUICKBOOKS 
20XX, AND CHOOSE PROPERTIES.
• MOVE TO THE SECURITY TAB, CLICK EDIT AND ADD. CHOOSE EVERYONE, THEN OK, AND 
CLICK THE FULL CONTROL OPTION.
• CLICK APPLY AND SELECT USERS INSTEAD OF EVERYONE.
• IN CONTROL PANEL, CLICK THE SEARCH BAR AND TYPE CONTROL PANEL.
• LAUNCH THE CONTROL PANEL APP, ENTER UAC IN THE SEARCH FIELD, AND CLICK 
CHANGE USER ACCOUNT CONTROL PANEL.
• IF YOU WANT TO GET NOTIFICATIONS, MOVE THE SLIDER TO ALWAYS NOTIFY TO TURN ON 
AUC. DRAG THE SLIDER TO THE NEVER NOTIFY OPTION TO TURN OFF UAC.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE QUICKBOOKS ERROR THE FILE EXISTS USING THE 
STEPS DISCUSSED ABOVE, CONNECT WITH THE QUICKBOOKS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM 
FOR HELP BY DIALING 1.855.738.2784.