I appreciate you for joining the thread, @jlatham. I can share with you some information about OL-208 and give you some troubleshooting steps to upload your bank transactions successfully.
You can get this error message "Quickbooks could not connect to the server. The server may be unavailable. Please try again later. [OL-208]." if:
- You’re using an unsupported version of QuickBooks.
- The file from your bank isn’t compatible with QuickBooks.
- There's a problem with your bank.
- There’s a problem with one or more bank accounts in your company file.
To get started, I recommend updating your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) to the latest release to keep your software up-to-date and get the latest features and fixes.
Once done, try importing your file again. If you're getting the same message, I'd suggest trying to download your transactions in a test company file to narrow down the result.
- Open QuickBooks.
- Go to the File menu, then select New Company.
- Select Express Start or Start Setup.
- Set up Bank Feeds for the affected account.
- Try to download your transactions.
If the error continues, there might be a problem with your bank. You can help from your bank’s support with a copy of your Bank Feeds logs.
Additionally, you can review the instructions from these articles for more tips about fixing OL errors:
Let me know if you have any other banking questions. I'm always here to help. Have a good one!
