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title: "LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS_INSTANCE_FOLDER | Microsoft Docs"
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# LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS_INSTANCE_FOLDER
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## Details  
  
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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\>.|  
  
## Explanation  
 An instance folder cannot be accessed.  
  
## User Action