What Does Error Code -6190, -816 Mean?

Based on Intuit, Error Code -6190, -816: “QuickBooks was struggling to open the file [pathfilename] regarding the host” is an error that may occur when running QuickBooks in multi-user mode on a Linux server. It’s caused considering that the company file (a file with an extension of .qbw) doesn’t match the transaction log (a file with an extension of .tlg). If a business file without having the matching transaction log file was updated on another computer and copied back once again to the server, the two files wouldn’t match.

The simple fix is always to locate the mismatched transaction log file (.tlg) and delete it. QuickBooks will automatically re-create it on startup.

It’s a good idea to learn the folder by which your QuickBooks company file and associated transaction log file can be found. Once you’ve resolved this error and certainly will successfully launch QuickBooks, it is possible to confirm the File Information for that company by pressing F2 while QuickBooks is running. Doing so will display the Product Information window. The Location field shows the trail compared to that company file.