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specified cannot be opened, when you open QuickBooks Desktop You see the following error message when the file you specified cannot be opened quickbooks 2015 trying to open the QuickBooks Desktop company file on a Windows computer: The file you specified cannot be opened. Make sure that it is not currently the file you specified cannot be opened quickbooks 2016 being used by another program or a read-only file. The Windows error was "The file exists.." Why this is happeningThis error may occur because QuickBooks Desktop has downloaded software and or payroll updates and is not able to install these updates because of Windows user permissions or User Account Control settings in
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Windows Vista or Windows 7/8. How to fix it Solution 1: Follow the steps in Error 15240: The update did not complete successfully or the file you specified cannot be opened. Solution 2: Use the Windows task manager to close out of QuickBooks Desktop. Right click the QuickBooks icon. Select Run as Administrator. Note: You may see a prompt that says; "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?"; click the Yes button on this prompt SLN41371 Was this article helpful? Yes No Do you still have a question? Ask your question to the community. Most questions get a response in about a day. Post your question to the community or contact us Home Tags Terms of Use Privacy QuickBooks Phone Number © 2016 Intuit, Inc. All rights reserved. × Close Sign in or create an account To continue your participation in QuickBooks Learn & Support: Sign in or Create an account
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This error occurs when Windows is not able to install the updates downloaded by QuickBooks due to user permissions or User Account Control settings https://qbsupportblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/the-file-you-specified-cannot-be-opened-while-opening-quickbooks/ in Windows Vista or Windows 7 or 8. How to Fix: there can be more than 1 solution to this problem, you need to try them all one http://www.justanswer.com/accounting-software/6n1bp-cannot-open-quickbooks-error-message-the-file-specified.html by one. Solution 1: Run QuickBooks as administrator Right click on QuickBooks program icon on your desktop and choose "Run as Administrator". Solution 2: Ensure Windows permissions are the file set correctly for QuickBooks to function. Ensure QuickBooks is closed. Navigate to C:\Program Files\ through Windows Explorer. Note: If you see C:\Program Files (x86)\, go to that folder instead as that means you have a 64bit computer. Right-click on the Intuit folder. Choose Properties. Click the Security tab. Click the Advanced button. Click the Owner tab. In the file you the Current Owner field up top, ensure the Users group is selected. If you see SYSTEM or something other than Users, you will need to take ownership of the Intuit folder. Select Users (YOUR COMPUTER NAME\Users) and make sure Full Control has a check mark in it. Click Ok to exit the Intuit folder properties window. See if this resolves the issue you were experiencing. If not, you will need to repeat these steps above for these additional Intuit folder locations: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit (Note: if you are on a 64bit computer, you will need to use C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit) C:\ProgramData\Intuit C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\Intuit Solution 3: Update your QuickBooks to the latest release. Solution 4: go for a clean Install. In-case if the following steps doesn't resolve this issue then please mention where exactly were you having the difficulty. Share this:FacebookGoogleLinkedInTwitterEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Posted in: QuickBooks 2015, QuickBooks File Repair | Tagged: payroll update, quickbooks support, quickbooks update Post navigation ← Older Newer → 2 responses
ready to help with any question. Credentials confirmed by a Fortune 500 verification firm. Get a Professional Answer Via email, text message, or notification as you wait on our site.Ask follow up questions if you need to. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Rate the answer you receive. Ask Robert M. Your Own Question Robert M., Consultant Category: Financial Software Satisfied Customers: 8731 Experience: 30 yrs. of computer experience in financial and marketing departments. 23372949 Type Your Financial Software Question Here... Robert M. is online now I cannot open QuickBooks. Error message is "The file you specified Resolved Question: I cannot open QuickBooks. Error message is "The file you specified cannot be opened. Make sure it is not currently being used by another program or read only file. The Windows error was 'the file already exists." At that point I cannot open close or move around in QuickBooks. The only way I can get out of the program is to force a shutdown of QuickBooks and close all programs. Do I have a corrupted prgram? Should I uninstall my present program, reinstall with the information used when we bought the program a year ago and use a back up to restore our information? Will this work? Submitted: 4 years ago. Category:Financial Software Share this conversation Expert: Robert M. replied4 years ago. reboot the computer first If the file is on a network drive reboot that as wellIf that doesnt fix it immediatelycopy the file to my documentsgive it a new name while leaving the .qbw extension the sameright click on this new file select propertiesmake sure that it is NOT set for hidden / read only / systemopen the quickbooks in safe mode byholding down the ctrl key while double clicking on the quickbooks icon to open itthat should open the quickbooks in safe mode with no company filego to file / open companyand browse to my documents and select the file.If the quickbooks opens but the new company file still wont openYou can try doing a verify and rebuild on itfile / file utilities / verify rebuildhttp://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/Articles/HOW12158 or using the company file diagnostic toolhttp://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/Articles/HOW12723 If those do not work you need to restore a backup If the quickbooks will not open even in