title LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_GET_USER_PROFILE_FOLDER | Microsoft Docs ms.custom ms.date 06/13/2017 ms.prod sql-server-2014 ms.reviewer ms.technology performance ms.topic reference ms.assetid 3625c9cb-579c-4b4b-be74-0d4de7b64bb6 author stevestein ms.author sstein manager craigg LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_GET_USER_PROFILE_FOLDER Details Product Name SQL Server Event ID 259 Event Source SQL Server Local Database Runtime 12.0 Component Local Database Runtime API Message Text Cannot access the user profile folder for local application data (%%LOCALAPPDATA%%). Explanation A user profile cannot be retrieved. User Action