Error -6177, 0: QuickBooks is attempting to open this Company file

1. Move the file from the server to the local C drive.
2. Open the file in QuickBooks from the C drive.
3. Create a portable file and save it to the C drive.
4. Close the company file.
5. Restore the portable file from the C drive and save it to the server.
6. Close the company file.
7. Open the company file from the server.

If these steps did not resolve the issue, please continue to Solution 4. 

1. Go to the Update to the Latest Release web page.
   Important: Be sure your product is selected. If it isn't, click Choose a different product.
2. Select and follow the instructions for one of the update options: Automatic or Manual.

Download, install and run the QuickBooks File Doctor.

Use the following steps if the QuickBooks File Doctor can't run successfully on your computer or you prefer a manual solution.

1. Go to the computer that stores your company file(s) and close QuickBooks.
2. Delete the Network Descriptor (*.ND) file (QuickBooks creates this file automatically):
   1. Open the folder where the company file is stored and find the file with an .ND file extension; it looks something like MyCompanyFileName.QBW.ND.
   2. Right-click the .ND file and choose Delete.
3. Configure the QuickBooks Database Manager:
   1. Click the Windows Start button and choose Programs > QuickBooks > QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
      Note: In Windows 8, on your keyboard, press Windows type QuickBooks Database Manager, and then click QuickBooks Database Manager.
   2. Click the Add Folder button.
   3. Find the folder with the QuickBooks company file (or files) and click OK.
   4. (Optional) Repeat steps 3b and 3c to add additional folders.
   5. Click the Scan button. The QuickBooks company files found list shows all the company files QuickBooks Database Server Manager is hosting.
   6. After the scan is complete, click Close.
4. Check the company file access permissions in Windows.
   1. Go to Set up folder permissions to share company files web page to verify permissions are set up correctly.
   2. If you need to set permissions for QuickBooks, refer to the Set access permissions for QuickBooks article.
5. (Optional) If the full application is installed on the server:
   Switch hosting off and on
   
   
   1. Open QuickBooks.
   2. Choose File > Utilities > Stop Hosting Multi-User Access, and click Yes to confirm.
   3. Close QuickBooks and reopen it.
   4. Choose File > Utilities > Host Multi-User Access, and click Yes to confirm.
   5. Open the company file:
      • QuickBooks 2007 and later: Choose File > Open or Restore Company
      • QuickBooks 2006: Choose File > Open Company
   Open the company file through local path
   
   Company files opened on the hosting computer through a mapped drive can sometimes cause the -6177, 0 message:
    
   Check to see if your company file is mapped to a network drive:
   1. On your keyboard, press Windows + E to open the Computer window.
   2. If your company file folder appears in Network Locations or Network Devices, right-click the folder and select Properties.
   3. If you see Network Drive as the Type, this is a mapped drive.
   4. Open the company file through a local drive.
   Create a new folder
   
   
   1. On the server keyboard, press Windows + E to open the Computer window.
   2. Double-click the C drive.
   3. Create a new folder:
      • Windows 8: Click Home at the top, then New Folder.
      • Windows 7 or Vista: Click the New Folder button at the top.
      • Windows XP: Choose File > New > Folder.
   4. Open the original data folder and move or copy your company file(s) with all component files (.lmr, .cfd, .images, etc.) to the new folder.
   5. Reopen QuickBooks and open your company file from the new folder.
6. Open the file on the computer where the error message was displayed.