As one of the most prominent accounting applications, QuickBooks needs to exchange data with various 3rd party apps to help its users. Various businesses require regular exchange of data, for which, Intuit has provided the QuickBooks web connector tool. When there are issues with the tool, or while connecting to other web applications, it can give the QuickBooks web connector error QBWC1085 on your screen. To effectively eliminate this issue, you can follow the solutions provided in this article.

If you are having issues understanding the steps or resolving the error code on your own, you can contact us at 1.855.738.2784 and get assistance from our team of QB professionals.

What are the Common Reasons for QuickBooks Web Connector Error Code QBWC1085?

A problem with the log file error QBWC1085 can occur due to the following possible reasons –

  • The QWCLOG.TXT file is damaged or corrupted, which is creating issues while connecting to web applications.
  • QuickBooks Desktop is unable to write on the log file, or the log file might be corrupted.
  • The web connector is set to the automatic startup type even when QuickBooks is not connected to a web application.
  • There are issues with your QuickBooks program and it is unable to connect to other applications.
  • The QuickBooks web connector tool is not working correctly, or it might be inactive.

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How to Easily Address QBWebConnector Error QBWC1085?

You can remove error messages QBWC1085 from QuickBooks Desktop by following the solutions provided below –

Solution 1 – Modify the QWCLOG.TXT File Name to Fix the Damage

A damaged QWCLOG.TXT file is the most apparent reason for getting the web connector error QBWC1085 in QuickBooks. To eliminate this issue, you can modify the file name in the following manner –

  • Go to the Taskbar and search for the QuickBooks Web Connector icon to right-click on it and exit the application.
  • Once closes, open Windows File Manager to go to the C drive, and from the Program Data folder, navigate to the QB Web Connector Log folder.
  • Locate the QBCLOG.TXT file and right-click on it to select Rename, followed by adding OLD at the end of the file name.
  • Make the addition just before the extension and hit Enter to give effect to the new name.
  • Lastly, rerun QuickBooks and check if the web connection issue is resolved.

Solution 2 – Re-Enable the Web Connector Tool from the Run Window

If the web connector tool is not correctly working, you can restart it and try connecting to the web applications again –

  • Press Windows + R to access the Run window and type Msconfig in the appeared box to run the command.
  • From the Startup tab, select the QuickBooks Web Connector program and hit Apply.
  • Restart Windows and rerun QuickBooks to check if the connector tool is working without any errors.

Conclusion

You can easily resolve QuickBooks web connector error QBWC1085 by following the solutions provided in this article. If the error code persists, you can contact us at 1.855.738.2784 and get assistance from our technical team.

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