What’s the Deal with QuickBooks Error 6144 82 and How to Resolve it?

QuickBooks always tops the list when it comes to the most popular accounting and financing software across the globe. Known for its versatility, QuickBooks helps businesses in a number of accounting activities, such as generation of invoices, employee payroll, preparing financial reports, tax filing, and much more.

However, despite the myriad features that are highly advantageous to all users, using QuickBooks is not entirely free from errors and bugs. QuickBooks error 6144 82 is one such error that a user can face while opening the company file or restoring its backup. The error code pops up on the computer screen with an error description, stating, “QuickBooks has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”

A company file contains a lot of critical business information, such as financial records.Therefore, many users get quite perplexed when they face any error while accessing the data of their company files. With this post, we will provide you with all the necessary information related to error 6144 82, such as the reasons that often prompt it alongside their troubleshooting solutions.

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What causes QuickBooks error code 6144 82?

Generally, there are several reasons that can trigger errors while opening the company file or restoring its backup in QuickBooks. However, if we specifically talk about QuickBooks error code 6144 82, then the reason that often prompts it is the corrupted company file data.

What should you do to fix QuickBooks error 6144 82?

Solution 1) Use the QuickBooks File Doctor tool to repair the corrupted company file data

• From Intuit’s official website, download the latest version of the QuickBooks Tool Hub (1.4.0.0) on the computer.
• Select the downloaded QuickBooksToolHub.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to start installing it.
• Give consent to the terms and conditions to finish the installation of the QuickBooks Tool Hub.
• Open the QuickBooks Tool Hub and then select the Company File Issues tab.
• Under Fix My Company File, click on the Run QuickBooks File Doctor option.
• Select the Browse and search option to select the company file.
• Click on the Check your file option and then hit the Continue button.
• When prompted, type the admin password of QuickBooks.
• Hit the Next button and let the tool run.

If you still cannot open the company file in QuickBooks Desktop, proceed to the next solution.

Solution 2) Restore the backup company file

• Open the Windows Start menu, type *.qbb (backup company file) in the search box, and select the backup company file. It should look like this: “[Your company name].qbb”
• Make a note of the location of the backup company file.
• Open QuickBooks Desktop, select the File menu, and then choose the Open or Restore Company option.
• Select the Restore a backup copy option and then hit the Next button.
• Choose the Local Backup option and then hit the Next button.
• Select the backup company file using the location you have noted down above.
• Now, choose a folder where you want to save the restored company file and then click on the Open option.
• At last, hit the Save button.

If you can’t restore the backup company file and get QuickBooks error 6144 82, proceed to the next solution.

Solution 3) Use the Auto Data Recovery feature of QuickBooks to recover the company file

• At first, you need to create a folder named “QBTest” on the Desktop.
• On the keyboard, press Windows + E keys to open the File Explorer.
• Open the folder that contains company files by following the path:
• C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files
• In the Company Files folder, look for the Transaction Log file (with the .tlg transaction) and right-click it.
• Choose the Copy option and then paste the copied .tlg file to the QBTest folder you have created on the Desktop.
• Open the Company Files folder again, look for the QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery folder and open it.
• Search the file named .QBW.adr, right-click it and choose the Copy option.
• Now, paste the copied .QBW.adr to the QBTest folder.
• Right-click the copied .QBW.adr file and choose the Rename option.
• Remove “.adr” from the end of the file name.
• Open QuickBooks Desktop, select the File menu and then choose the Open or Restore Company option.
• Select the Open a company file option and then hit the Next button.
• Now, choose the company file that is stored on the QBTest folder.

Note: If you are able to open the company file, then we suggest you move the damaged company file to somewhere else on the computer and transfer the copied one from QBTest to the Company Files folder.

Conclusion:

Hopefully, you find this post valuable and helpful in resolving QuickBooks error 6144 82. However, if you can’t open the company file or restore its backup even after following all the troubleshooting solutions mentioned above in the post, then we suggest you to reach our QuickBooks error experts at (844-888-4666) and get the error resolved immediately.