What is Sage 50 Cannot Open Database Error?

Sage 50 is one of the most popular accounting software that is usually used by businesses of all sizes. Nevertheless, despite its popularity and reliability, users can encounter various such errors while using it. One such common error is the “Sage 50 cannot open the database because some database files are read-only” error.

This error message depicts that Sage 50 is unable to access specific database files due to their read-only status. Generally, when certain parts of your data are marked as “read-only,” Sage 50 cannot open the database because some database files are read-only and make any changes or updates to them.