QuickBooks gives its users access to online banking and downloading recent transactions from the bank. Users must link their bank account to the software to record the daily transactions and other monetary processes. Due to internal issues, QuickBooks error 179 can sometimes block the user’s access to their banking data and can also occur while merging the accountant’s copy to the company file. If your software is also affected by this error, reading this blog will help you understand the causes of this error and the practical ways to counter it in your QuickBooks.

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Reasons

You’ll face problems while connecting to your bank after this error strikes the software due to the following reasons-

Data discrepancy with the accountant’s copy can cause the company file to generate issues when you try to merge them.
Network connection issues can cause the software to lose connection with the bank servers.
Incompatible web browser on your Windows can also develop this error after failing to execute QuickBooks functions.

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Solutions

Apply the techniques given below to fix this banking issue on your QuickBooks-

Solution 1- Ensure you have a healthy internet connection that provides the required Internet speed for QuickBooks to run

Users have reported facing this error while merging their accountant to the company file or accessing their banking data. A primary cause for the occurrence of this error is the lousy internet connection on your system that isn’t able to deliver the adequate speed required for QuickBooks to run. In that case, the software cannot establish a stable connection with the bank servers, and you’ll face difficulties accessing your banking data. Check the Internet speed of your network connection using these steps-

Use your web browser to visit Google and search for the ‘Internet speed test.’
The topmost link in the results will help you run a test to check the internet speed on your PC.
Check your system’s internet speed in the results and compare it with QB requirements to 3Mbps average and 1.5Mbps minimum.

If the requirements aren’t met, you must upgrade your network connection to prevent such issues in the future again. If the internet speed is fine, remove the saved cookies and temporary files from your web browser.

Go to the browsing history menu in your web browser.
Select temporary files, saved cookies, cache, and Delete them along with the browsing history.
Retry connecting to your bank.

If the connection fails, use the next solution.

Solution 2- Change your default web browser

An incompatible web browser is also a major reason the software faces problems connecting to the bank. It would be best to use the default windows browsers to integrate with QuickBooks. Set your default browsers as defined in the steps below-

Search for ‘default apps’ in your control panel menu.
Click on the Web browser option and select Microsoft Edge as the default browser for your Windows.
Retry connecting with the bank or downloading recent transactions.

The issue will be fixed, and you won’t face any problems after applying the procedures given above.

Conclusion

This blog shares information related to QuickBooks error 179. The primary triggers of this error are discussed in the blog, along with its practical solutions, which you can use to eliminate this QuickBooks error from your PC.

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