QuickBooks is the first choice of SMB owners and accountants across the US. It is an important tool for running a business. Although it is the most sought-after accounting software in the market but sometimes it can cause problems while using it. If you are a QuickBooks user you must know that QuickBooks creates a company file where it saves all the financial information of a company. This file ends with an extension .qbw.

QuickBooks can throw up many error codes if unable to open the company file. QuickBooks error 80070057 is one of them reported while opening a QuickBooks desktop company file.

What Are the Causes of QuickBooks Error 80070057?

  1. Your firewall or anti-virus might be blocking QuickBooks from accessing the company file.
  2. The QuickBooks company file is damaged or corrupt.
  3. The .ND (Network Data) file is incorrect or damaged.
  4. Company files with incorrect extensions.
  5. Company files might have moved from their original position.
  6. You also get the error 80070057 if opening a portable company file.
  7. QuickBooks does not have adequate permissions to open the company file.

Quickbooks Error 80070057

Solution 1: Open your company file correctly

You can skip this error if you open the company file correctly. Do not try to directly open the company file by clicking on it instead:

  • Open QuickBooks
  • Choose the company file
  • Click on Open

Solution 2: Update QuickBooks to the latest release

  • Open QuickBooks
  • Go to Help and select Update QuickBooks Desktop
  • Click on Update Now, then select Get Updates
  • Close QuickBooks, when QuickBooks is updated
  • Choose Yes, if asked to install updates.

Sometimes the update does not proceed to the current release version or shows an error while update installation. You can follow the steps below to resolve this issue.

Step: 1 Download Update Again

  • Open QuickBooks
  • Go to Help and select Update QuickBooks Desktop
  • Click on Update Now, then select Get Updates
  • Close QuickBooks and open again to install updates.

If you find that the update is still not updated to the current version, please try step 2.

Step: 2 Terminate the Following Processes to Force Update

  1. Close QuickBooks
  2. Open Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DELETE)