QuickBooks Error -6094, 0 (6010, 2) arises due to the issue in the database when a user tries to access it. Third party security software, such as AVG Antivirus and PC Tools Internet Security are usually found to trigger this error in QB Desktop application. Every time when the user tries to start QuickBooks application it displays the following error message on the screen ‘An error occurred when QuickBooks tried to start the database server that manages access to the QuickBooks Error (-6094, 0)’. Here, in this blog, we will discuss the steps to resolve QuickBooks Error -6094. If you need any assistance, then go to QuickBooks Error 6094 help.
- First of all, update your antivirus application to the latest release.
- Restore the exe and qbdmgrN.exe files from the virus vault or quarantine.
- You are required to prevent scanning of the QuickBooks Desktop Directory. You can add exceptions to your anti-virus software to do this.
Troubleshooting Guide for PC Tools Internet Security
Restoring the “infections” that have been quarantined: –
- Select Quarantine from the Settings
- Now, select the necessary items to restore, and then choose Restore.
- Choose Yes, and then OK.
How to set up exception to prevent QuickBooks directory from being scanned?
- Choose Settings from the PC Tools Internet Security
- Select Global Action List, and then choose Add to select the files that need to be excluded from scanning.
- At last, choose OK.
Troubleshooting Guide for AVG Anti-Virus
How to prevent QuickBooks directory for being scanned?
- Close the QuickBooks Desktop and open the User Interface of AVG Anti-Virus.
- Then, double-click Resident Shield and choose Manage Exceptions.
- After that, select Add Path, and then add the path C:\Program Files\Intuit. Note that if QuickBooks is installed in a different folder then add that folder path.
- Now, choose OK and Save Changes. It may be necessary to restore all the QuickBooks files which AVG Anti-Virus quarantined.
How to check if any of the QuickBooks files are quarantined?
- Open the AVG Anti-Virus User Interface and select History.
- Next, choose Virus Vault and locate any QuickBooks file which has been quarantined for example qb.exe, qbw32.exe, qbdbmgr.exe, qbdbmgrn.exe
- Then, select the necessary files and choose Restore and Close.
- At last, open the QuickBooks Desktop.
Checking for the renamed files in the installation Directory:
- First, close QuickBooks Desktop.
- Then, check C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks folder for any files in the installation directory that were renamed, such as QBDBMGRN_AVG_RESTORED
- Rename the file back to its original name for example qbdbmgrn.exe
- Now, open QuickBooks Desktop.
- After preventing the scanning of the QuickBooks Desktop Directory, perform the repairing of your QuickBooks desktop.