Resolution Steps To Troubleshoot QuickBooks Error H505

Fist Solution:

  • Use QuickBooks File Doctor as a first option.
  • Obtain the QuickBooks file doctor utility by clicking here.
  • Install the QuickBooks File Doctor on the server, then run it. This will immediately fix all H-series & multi-user issues.

Second Solution:

  • Apply solution two if the QuickBooks Error Code H505 continues to occur.

Step 1: First, you should confirm the services.

This is how.

  • Check to see if QuickBooksDBXX and QBCFMonitor are running:
  • Press the "Start" or "Windows" button.
  • Put the "Window+R" keys in.
  • Enter "MSC" and press "Enter" in the run box.
  • Find "QuickBooksDBXX service" by searching for the service window.
  • It's possible that the QuickBooksDBXX service is hidden:
  • Verify that the server has Database Server Manager installed.
  • If the user performs the entire program on the server, open QuickBooks. Finally, confirm that the hosting is enabled by checking it.
  • Launch the service "QuickBooksDBXX" to verify that the startup type and service status have started.
  • Accessed the "Recovery" tab
  • Save your changes.

Step No 2:

  • Verify the hosting in step two.
  • Check hosting information
  • On each hosting PC, launch "QuickBooks."
  • Select "Utilities" from the "File" menu.
  • If "Host Multi-User Access" is visible in the list. Simply put, it cannot host the file on the machine.
  • Select "Stop Hosting Multi-User Access" if it is a choice you can see.
  • Don't host multi-user access anymore - Screencap
  • Select the "File Must Be Closed window" from the "Company" menu.
  • Choose "Yes."

Third Solution:

  • Third option: modifying the host file
  • Screenshot of QuickBooks: Edit the Host File
  • The "Run window" is first opened by pressing "Windows + R" simultaneously.
  • Then, type "cmd" and press "Enter" to launch the Command Prompt window.
  • To proceed, type "ipconfig/all" and press Enter to execute the command.
  • The "Hostname and IP Address" should be noted as the final step in this process. For every system set up for multiple users, the user must go through the process again.
  • Edit the Windows Hosts file after that.
  • The user must now "shut down QuickBooks" before accessing the "start menu."
  • Then, navigate to "This PC," making sure to access the following:
  • After that, navigate to "This PC" and ensure that you can access either "C: WindowsSystem32DriversEtc" or "C: WindowsSyswow64DriversEtc."
  • If the user cannot locate the Windows folder in This PC, the next step is to follow the hidden files and folders.
  • Select "hidden items" from the "View tab" menu. The client can view the hidden files.
  • then select "Open" from the context menu when selecting the host’s file, and notepad will be displayed
  • The IP Address and Computer Name fields must be filled in next. The user must press the Tab key rather than the spacebar to put spaces between the IP address and system name when entering the information.
  • Saving the modifications and reopening QuickBooks in multi-user mode are the final steps.

Fourth Solution:

  • Create a new folder for the corporate file and grant access to it as a fourth option.
  • Making a new folder on the hosting machine is the first thing to do.
  • Then, ensure that Windows has permission to access the corporate file.
  • Then, transfer the QB file to the newly created folder.
  • The process is finished by switching to multi-user mode and opening the company file.

Fifth Solution:

  • Examine the server's services.
  • The first thing to do is to launch the start menu and windows tab on the server machine.
  • Enter run after that, then click the run tab.
  • The following action is to enter services. msc in the run tab and press the enter key.
  • Double-click the QuickBooks DBXX and choose the automatic startup type option from the menu.
  • After that, the user must ensure the service is running or started.
  • pick the Start tab.
  • Push the recovery button
  • Choosing to restart the service from each of these drop-down menus is also an option: Failure one, failure two, and failure three
  • To save the changes, select the apply and ok tab.
  • The final step is to complete the process and repeat it for QBCFMonitorService.