| title | LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_CREATE_INSTANCE_FOLDER | Microsoft Docs |
|---|---|
| ms.custom | |
| ms.date | 03/04/2017 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.reviewer | |
| ms.technology | performance |
| ms.topic | reference |
| ms.assetid | 626b73d3-a257-4b45-82fb-c6299faa0001 |
| author | stevestein |
| ms.author | sstein |
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| Product Name | SQL Server |
| Event ID | 256 |
| Event Source | SQL Server Local Database Runtime 12.0 |
| Component | Local Database Runtime API |
| Message Text | Cannot create folder for the Local Database instance at: %%LOCALAPPDATA%%\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\<instance name>. |
A folder cannot be created under %userprofile%.