Couldn’t Open Company File, Fix QuickBooks Error 6147

Whenever you try to access your company or backup file, an unknown error appears on your screen; error 6147. To manage your company data, understanding what this error says and how you can fix it, is necessary.

QuickBooks Error 6147 refers to the occurred interruption while accessing your company or backup file for multiple reasons. To offer you help in the same, we are writing this article with its possible causes and their solutions. Read this article completely.

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Let’s Know About the Causes of Error 6147 in QuickBooks

Error 6147 in QuickBooks refers to difficulty opening your company or backup file. There can be various possible reasons why this happened. Let’s know about it:

Company file components .TLG and .ND are damaged with all the network-related information.
.NET framework of Windows is damaged or corrupted.

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Here’s How You Can Fix Error Code 6147 in QuickBooks

Solution 1: Recreate .ND and .TLG File

Open the folder that contains your company file in QuickBooks.
In the future, search for configuration files that let QuickBooks access a company file across a multi-user network. The files will be found with the extension company_file.qbw.nd, company_file.qbw.tlg.
Now, right-click on the file and rename it by adding OLD in the last company_file.qbw.nd.OLD.
Finally, restart your QuickBooks and try again to access your company file and backup file.

Recreating .ND and .TLG files are helpful, and you are able to access your company and backup files, and the process is done. If not, moving to our next solution may help you.

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Solution 2: Manually Fix .NET Framework

To fix the .NET framework of Windows, close all the open programs.
Now, tap the Windows icon and go to the menu. Enter ‘Control Panel’ in the search field to access it.
From the options, click on Programs and then Programs and Features.
Here, you will see another option, ‘Uninstall a Program’; tap on the same.
(Don’t worry, it won’t uninstall any of your programs).
Now, turn Windows features On or Off and find the .NET framework on the list.

Check the .NET framework (4.5 or later)

Go to the Windows ‘Features’ tab.
Now, select the checkbox for the 4.5 .NET framework.
To save your changes, tap OK and restart your computer.

In case the 4.5 .NET framework is already checked:

Select the checkbox to turn off, and don’t turn it on.
Again tap ‘OK’ and restart your computer.
Sign in to Windows again and checkbox ‘4.5 .NET framework again.

To complete the process, follow the same process, ‘3.5 .NET framework’.

Hopefully, this guide helped you to resolve QuickBooks Error 6147. But if not, call us on 1-855-856-0042 and get direct guidance from our QuickBooks experts to fix it.