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title: "LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_CREATE_INSTANCE_FOLDER | Microsoft Docs"
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# LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_CREATE_INSTANCE_FOLDER
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## Details  
  
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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\>.|  
  
## Explanation  
 A folder cannot be created under %userprofile%.  
  
## User Action