| title | LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS_INSTANCE_FOLDER | Microsoft Docs |
|---|---|
| ms.custom | |
| ms.date | 03/04/2017 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.reviewer | |
| ms.technology | performance |
| ms.topic | reference |
| ms.assetid | c4288265-43f7-44fd-acab-ba64d04264d9 |
| author | stevestein |
| ms.author | sstein |
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| Product Name | SQL Server |
| Event ID | 261 |
| Event Source | SQL Server Local Database Runtime 12.0 |
| Component | Local Database Runtime API |
| Message Text | Cannot access Local Database instance folder: %%LOCALAPPDATA%%\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\<instance name>. |
An instance folder cannot be accessed.