You may encounter QuickBooks error H202 when switching from a single-user to a multi-user environment. Before the situation worsens, try to resolve the problem. For this, let’s know what contributes to the error. And, the factors might be a damaged or corrupted company file, inactive QB services, blocked multi-user connection, and others.

Consequently, the recurrence of such an issue can affect your business accounting operations and give rise to low productivity. Let’s dig into the blog and explore more reasons and the methods.

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Common Causes You Should Know About QB Desktop Error H202

Reasons why QB error H202 occurs are mentioned below. Let’s take a walk through this segment to know them:

1. Misconfigured setup of DNS settings.
2. When there is a damaged or corrupted company file.
3. If the QB Database Server Manager is malfunctioning.
4. It occurs when the multi-user connection is blocked.
5. You may run into this error due to the wrong configuration of hosting settings.
6. Firewall restrictive settings can cause the issue.
7. Due to disabled or inactive QB services. 

Practical Fixes That Work For QuickBooks Error H202

If you are dealing with QuickBooks error H505, H202, H101, or any other issue, go through the solutions below. We have mentioned a few fixes that can help you eliminate this issue.

Solution 1: Run QuickBooks Database Server Manager on your host computer

1. Open QB Tool Hub.
2. Choose Network Issues.
3. Click on the QuickBooks Database Server Manager. If QB is not installed on your computer, you will be asked to install it.
4. In the Server Manager, click Start Scan if you can see your company file folder(s). 
5. On the other hand, if you can’t find the files, first, tap Browse and then choose Start Scan.
6. Doing this will automatically repair the firewall permissions. When this is completed, tap Close.
7. Open QB on each workstation where the error H202 has occurred. 
8. Go to the File menu.
9. Choose Switch to Multi-User Mode. If you use your server computer as a workstation, check this too.

Solution 2: Run QB File Doctor

1. Open QB tool hub.
2. Choose Company File Issues.
3. Tap Run QuickBooks File Doctor, which can take a minute to open up.  
4. In case you are unable to locate it, search the QuickBooks File Doc to manually open it.
5. Hover over the company file dropdown and choose yours.
6. If you don’t find the file, tap Browse to look for it. 
7. After this, click Check File and Network (top option).
8. Choose Continue.
9. Input credentials.
10. Click Next.

Closing Remarks

To give a brief summary of the entire blog, we can conclude that QuickBooks error H202 is associated with multi-user mode, which arises when you fail to switch to it. The key factors behind this could be a damaged or corrupted company file, inactive QB services, a blocked multi-user connection, etc. To resolve it at first glance, try running QB Database Server Manager and File Doctor. If these fail to take you out of the problem, contact a professional. Dial 1.855.738.2784 to talk to an expert.