The error message stating ‘Company file is missing or cannot be found’ is a commonly encountered snag in QuickBooks and it directly infers that your company file or your essential QuickBooks related files got corrupted. 

There could be a number of causes for this error message. This error shows that the given company file cannot be connected to by the QuickBooks software. Let us go through all the aspects of this error and finally arrive at the various methods of rectifying this QuickBooks Company File Not Found Error issue. 

There are many ways to address the Missing QuickBooks Company File Error. Make sure your version of QuickBooks is up to date before implementing the following strategies. Additionally, make sure that any background-running security programs have been turned off, including the firewall. So, let's get started.

Method 1: Verify Connectivity of your network

Method 2: Manual search for your Company File(s)

Method 3: Use the appropriate way to access a Specific file