Is your computer showing “Sage 50 cannot connect to your Sage 50 company data location, [location path].”No worries, on this page you will get the information what is this error, what is the solution and what you need to do while getting this error.
While these Error Happen you can Get Below Messages on your Computer Screen
- Sage 50 cannot connect to your Sage 50 company data location, [location path].
- Sage 50 Unable to open company
- Unable to open the Sage program
What are the Causes for” Sage 50 Cannot Connect to your Sage 50 Company Data”
Until we get the root cause we can’t go to the solution directly, here are some common causes due to which this error can occur. Causes are mentioned below:
- You have selected the compatibility mode
- You have disconnected mapped network drive
- Mapped network drive is empty
- Loss o connectivity to the server
- Drive not mapped properly
- Data path files /folder are moved or deleted
- DNS( Domain name service) resolutions problem
- Different versions of programs are installed on a workstation, server or host machine
- Incorrect security setting on server or host
- Information file (.INI) pointing to the correct data path
Resolutions for Sage 50 Cannot Connect to your Sage 50 Company Data
Until the cause can’t be spotted we can’t go to any solution, however, there are some troubleshooting steps that generally work and which are described below.
Total Time: 35 minutes
Solution 1: Verify Compatibility Mode is not being Used
💠 Right-click on sage 50 icon and
💠 Select properties
💠 Click the compatibility tab
💠 Uncheck the Run this program in compatibility mode for field
💠 Click on apply
💠 Click on OK
Solution 2: Disconnected Network Drive
💠 Open My computer
💠 Open the drive which is mentioned in error message
💠 IF drive is not available to remap it using the same drive letter.
💠 If asking for user name and password, enter the desired user name and password
💠 Check the box “remember my credentials”
💠 Click ok
💠 If the drive is opening it is empty, reboot the computer
💠 If the drive is available and opens without any error go to the next solution
Solution 3: Incorrect Data Path in the Configuration File
💠 Select Start
💠 Select All programs
💠 If you are using Peachtree accounting 2011 or 2012, download the Sage advisor diagnostic tool and skip steps 3 and 4
💠 Click Technical Support utilities
💠 Select sage advisor diagnostic tool
💠 Click Agree on license Agreement
💠 Click the box in the run column beside Company location check and the product INI files check
💠 Click on Run selected tests
💠 You will get the results in results display box.
💠 Make note of the path for any recently opened companies
💠 Close the sage advisor diagnostic tool
💠 Search the.INI file
💠 Double click on the file to open it
💠 Change the directory in Data path= line to reflect the correct path
💠 Click file
💠 Select save
💠 Close the.INI file
💠 Open sage 50 and check if problem still occurs or not
Solution 4: Verify Security Settings on the Server or Host Machine
💠 Verify that you are able to browse to the data path location on the server hosting the data
💠 If required, disable password protected sharing
Solution 5: Verify Installed Version on Both Server and Workstation
💠 Select Help, about sage 50 to check the version of the program. Check the same on workstation and server both locations; if versions do not match upgrade the computer which has a lower version.
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