---
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