How to Safely Fix QuickBooks Error H202 in Minutes?

QuickBooks Desktop is well known for its multi-user service, which enables users to company file on multiple systems at the same time. To make the QuickBooks service better, Intuit releases its updates on a regular basis. However, multi-user mode is not free from errors, and among them, the most common error is QuickBooks error H202. An error message appears on the computer screen dictating, “This company file is on another computer, and QuickBooks needs some help connecting.” With this post, we will discuss with you why such QuickBooks errors arise and how to get over them quickly.

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What are the reasons triggering Error H202 in QuickBooks?

Generally, a QuickBooks multi-user error occurs when the version of the QuickBooks Desktop gets outdated. However, there can be other reasons behind it, too, such as:

There is some corruption in the company file.
The program files saved in the installation directory of QuickBooks Desktop are damaged.

What are the best ways to rectify error code H202 in QB?

Solution 1) Get the most recent updates of your QuickBooks Desktop

Right-click the icon of QuickBooks Desktop and select Open.
Click on the Help menu at the top of the screen and select the Update QuickBooks Desktop option.
Move to the Update Now tab and select the option that says Reset Update checkbox.
Select the Get Updates button to download the latest updates of QuickBooks.
Prelaunch QuickBooks Desktop and accept the Install now option to install the downloaded QuickBooks updates.
After updating QuickBooks Desktop, try to access the company file in multi-user mode and see whether you get any errors.

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Solution 2) Fix the corrupted company file using the QuickBooks Verify/Rebuild tool

Open QuickBooks Desktop and select the File menu.
Select the Utilities option from the drop-down menu.
Click on the Verify Data option and then select the OK button to shut all windows.
Select the File menu again.
Under Utilities, select the Rebuild Data option.
When QuickBooks asks to create a backup copy of the company file, select the OK button.
Once the rebuild of your company file is completed, select the OK button.
Relaunch QB Desktop and try to access the company file saved on the server.

Solution 3) Repair QuickBooks program files using Quick Fix my Program

Download QuickBooks Tool Hub of version 1.5.0.0, which is the latest version, and install it on your computer.
Open QuickBooks Tool Hub and select the Program Problems tab.
Click on the Quick Fix my Program button and let the tool run.
Retry to get access to the company file from your workstation to see if the solutions above helped you resolve the error.

Conclusion

If QuickBooks error H202 persists even after going through the troubleshooting solutions mentioned above in the post, we advise you to reinstall QuickBooks Desktop on your computer. You can also get over multi-user errors in QuickBooks instantly by contacting our QuickBooks support team at +1-800-579-9430.