Useful methods to deal with QuickBooks Error 3180
QuickBooks Point of sale is designed for retail store owners to track their daily sales. The software also assists store owners in setting their inventory according to customers’ needs. The software has data related to the customers, and after analyzing it, the software can also suggest discounts that can be given on products to boost sales and profit. But the software can sometimes face issues like QuickBooks Error 3180 that pop up during the financial data exchange between the QB POS and QB Desktop. If you also encountered this error while working on QuickBooks Point of sale, keep reading the blog to find out the reasons for this error to develop and the methods to terminate it.
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The QuickBooks Point of sale records per-day sales that occurred in the store and also records the customer data to track their shopping pattern. The QuickBooks POS needs to exchange the data with the QuickBooks Desktop to store it and use it for official purposes. This is done after regular time intervals to sync the data between the software. This error will emerge in the software if this transfer of financial data fails and the data cannot be updated in QuickBooks. Therefore, you need to fix this issue to prevent data discrepancies in the transactions and the amount received in the bank account.
Reasons
The possible conditions for this error to occur in QuickBooks are given below-
- The accounts aren’t mapped correctly in QuickBooks, or the account you use is invalid.
- QuickBooks is suffering from issues due to a faulty installation on your PC.
- The Windows Firewall on your computer doesn’t allow QuickBooks to establish a connection or transfer data.
Solutions
The methods given below are effective against this error in QuickBooks-
Solution 1- Allow QuickBooks to bypass the Windows Firewall
The Windows Firewall can restrict specific QB actions or stop its background processes that cause the software to malfunction. It is also possible that the QuickBooks Desktop is blocked from connecting to the QuickBooks Point of sale for exchanging the data. Follow the steps given below to allow QuickBooks to bypass the firewall-
- Type ‘Windows Defender Firewall’ in the search panel.
- Click the Windows Defender Firewall option in the search results.
- Click Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall in the next Window.
- Tap Change Settings and search QuickBooks in the list of programs.
- Click on the checkbox for Allow Access to mark it.
- Retry sharing data from QuickBooks Point of Sale.
If the issue still exists, try the following method.
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Solution 2- Map the accounts correctly
Follow the steps given below to make sure the accounts are mapped correctly in QuickBooks-
- Open QuickBooks Point of sale on your PC and click on File.
- Select Preferences from the options and click on Company.
- Click on the Accounts option below the financials.
- Check the basic and advanced tabs to ensure the accounts are mapped correctly.
- Click on Save and retry running the financial exchange.
The data transfer will be successful after using the methods mentioned above.
Conclusion
This blog is all about QuickBooks Error 3180; it describes the reasons for this error to occur and the methods that can be used to get rid of it. We hope the methods were adequate and the error is now fixed in your QuickBooks POS.
If the issue is still present, let a QB support team handle it by reaching them at 1.855.738.2784.
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