How to Download Quickbooks File Doctor

If you are a Quickbooks user then you are familiar with errors, network and company file issues. If not, don’t worry. In this article I am going to tell you about the QuickBooks file doctor. This will surely help you to resolve all errors and company file issues.


What is a QuickBooks File Doctor?

QuickBooks file doctor is the tool for those who use Quickbooks software. This tool helps them to diagnose different errors and issues and also resolve all these. As it is the combination of the QuickBooks connection diagnostic tool and the QuickBooks network connection diagnostic tool.


Some good reasons to prefer Quickbooks file doctor.

Quickbooks file doctor is a tool to help users in an easy way to diagnose and sort errors and issues which I mention below.


  1. Data synchronize errors

Data synchronization errors mean that your data is in the wrong format and refers to invalid values or your data missing some required field. In the case of Quickbooks, there may be missing data from the items list or customers list so this error can be easily recognized and resolved by the Quickbooks file doctor.

  1. Diagnosis of network errors

Beginning with network determination, First of all, sign in as administrator in windows, and furthermore need to wind down the Windows client account control. At the point when the client has signed in with administrator rights, the QuickBooks File Doctor winds down the UAC all alone or naturally.

  1. Some other common errors.

There are many other common errors like 6300,1603, H series code errors, and many more. If you face any of them then you can easily resolve them through Quickbooks file doctor.

Steps to download and run Quickbooks file doctor.

Here are the following steps and procedures to download and run this tool.


First of all, go through any web browser and search for Intuit QuickBooks’ official website and then download the QuickBooks file doctor tool.


After the download process is finished, double click on the qbfd.exe file and follow the procedure to install the QBFD tool.

After installation, it will be open automatically, if not then go to the taskbar and open from there.

In the next step on the drop-down list, you can search for the desired QB company file. If you don’t see the QB company file list hit the “browse” icon and continue with the instructions.

Select any options as your need to resolve errors.

  • If there is damage in the QB company file list, or you experience 6xxx series errors such as -6150, -6000 -305, -6000 -82, etc then select QB File Damage and Network Connectivity.


  • In case you are utilizing QB in various client climates and get blunder code H202 or H303 or H505 when you open the QB organization record in a multi-client climate then select Network Connectivity only.

  • After that type Quickbooks file admin password if instructed, then click on the Next button.

  • Then you choose the ‘Host/Server’ or ‘Computer’.as per your need.

  • If you want to run this tool on the computer then choose the “workstation” icon or click on the “server” to run on the host/server.

  • Choose one of the given replacements below in a condition when instructed to allocate the company file:-

    • Yes: When File Doctor runs on the computer hosting QB company files then we choose this option.

    • No: When File Doctor doesn’t run on the computer hosting QB company files then we choose this option.

Wait for the diagnosis by the Quickbooks file doctor.


After finishing the diagnosis and repair process, close the QBFD tool.