Acute measures to rectify QuickBooks error 179

Acute measures to rectify QuickBooks error 179
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QuickBooks is an accounting software that records business transactions and executes many monetary tasks. The user’s bank account is used to make or receive any payments in the software which can also be used to download recent transactions. Unfortunately, the software sometimes faces issues while establishing a connection with the bank. QuickBooks error 179 forbids user’s access to their bank data due to multiple sign-ins to the account. If this error troubles you in QuickBooks, read this complete blog to learn the causes of this banking error and the method to deal with it.

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Reasons

This bank error in QuickBooks occurs due to the reasons mentioned underneath-

  1. This error can develop if corrupt or damaged bank file being used in QuickBooks.
  2. You tried to sign in to your bank account using incorrect credentials or your bank account is accessed in multiple devices.
  3. QuickBooks is suffering due to internal issues that may have developed due to its faulty installation.

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Solution

You can regain your access to your bank data by applying the technique given below-

Solution - Verify your bank credentials in QuickBooks are correct and download the file again

This issue stops you from online banking or downloading the recent transactions. It happens when you accidently enter incorrect credentials of your bank account or if you recently changed you log in info which isn’t updated in QuickBooks. You’ll also lose access to your bank data and whenever you’ll attempt to execute any task related to banking, error codes will be displayed on the screen. If you are sure that you have entered the correct credentials or if you have misplaced the password, you must verify it by signing in to your bank account outside of QuickBooks using these steps-

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to the bank's official website.
  2. Go to the login page and enter the same credentials you entered in QuickBooks.
  3. If you are able to access your bank account here then the issue might have occurred due to the bank file. But if you encounter an error, click on the Forgot Password option.
  4. You must have your registered email and phone number to reset your password. Follow the instructions given on the screen to recover your password.
  5. Enter these new credentials in QuickBooks to access your bank account.

If you are still not able to access the bank account, you need to download the bank file again. Incorrect format of the bank file or corruption in the file can also develop this issue. Follow the steps given below-

  1. Sign in to your bank account on a web browser.
  2. Go to the transactions page and download the bank file again in .qbo format.
  3. Reopen QuickBooks and use this file to access your banking data.

The issue will be resolved after using the above given procedure.

Conclusion

In this blog, you read about the conditions that trigger QuickBooks error 179 and the appropriate methods to counter it. We hope you apply the solutions of this error explained in the blog to get access to your bank data again.

If you are still stuck with the issue, approach a team of QB experts at +1- 855 738 2784 for assistance.

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