Reliable ways to counter QuickBooks Error PS033

QuickBooks has established itself as the best bookkeeping software by delivering trustable accounting services to more than a million users. Unfortunately, QuickBooks Error PS033 can sometimes trouble them while updating the payroll service or sending the employee payroll. If you also face this error on your QB, continue reading the blog to understand why this happens and the methods to eliminate it quickly.

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Causes

This error strikes your QuickBooks Desktop when you try downloading the payroll updates or sending employee wages. The primary conditions for this error to develop on your PC are mentioned below in detail-

1. You have a damaged CPS folder on your computer leading to issues when QB tries accessing its files.

2. QuickBooks does not have sufficient permissions to access the payroll update package or use the internet while sending payroll.

3. QuickBooks is internally glitched due to its partial installation on your computer.

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Solutions

You won’t be able to install the payroll update or send the employee salaries until you remove this error from your computer. The easy methods to get rid of this payroll error from your QB are mentioned underneath- 

Solution 1- Change the name of the CPS folder

The CPS folder stores critical QB files that are required during the payroll or software update. In case the folder gets damaged or the path to access it is broken, you’ll run into errors whenever QB fails to retrieve the files inside the folder. You can easily fix the issue by renaming the CPS folder which helps to repair the broken path and ensures QB can easily access the files inside. You’ll have to visit C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks 20XX\Components\Payroll\CPS (XX is the version) on your file explorer to locate the CPS folder and apply the following steps-

1. Right-click the CPS folder and click the Rename option.

2. Add ‘OLD’ to the folder name and save it as CPSOLD.

3. Save the folder and open your QBDT again to download the payroll updates.

If the payroll error develops in your QB again, jump to the next solution.

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Solution 2- Provide administrator rights to your QBDT

QuickBooks can also suffer from issues if it isn’t allowed to access the folder containing the payroll update package. QB can also fail to utilize the system resources required during the payroll update if you are signed in with your non-admin Windows account. You must run QuickBooks in admin mode to ensure it doesn’t face problems accessing the system drives or setting up an internet connection during the payroll update. Use these steps-

1. Open your file explorer and go to the location of your QB folder.

2. Right-click the QuickBooks.exe file inside and click the Properties option.

3. Go to the Compatibility tab and click the Run this program as Administrator checkbox.

4. Save the settings and open QBDT to download the payroll update.

Conclusion

This brings us to the end of our blog sharing the causes of QuickBooks Error PS033 blocking the payroll updates on your system. The methods needed to rectify the error are also given in the blog, and we hope you apply them to update the payroll service without any problems.

Speak to our QB support team at +1.833.802.0002 if you face problems using the solutions.

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