How to manually create a mdf file for localdb to use?

Just use CREATE DATABASE statement SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(@”server=(localdb)\v11.0″); using (connection) { connection.Open(); string sql = string.Format(@” CREATE DATABASE [Test] ON PRIMARY ( NAME=Test_data, FILENAME = ‘{0}\Test_data.mdf’ ) LOG ON ( NAME=Test_log, FILENAME = ‘{0}\Test_log.ldf’ )”, @”C:\Users\George” ); SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(sql, connection); command.ExecuteNonQuery(); }

SQL Server Express localdb.msi offline installer

Go to this page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express Click the download link to download and launch the 5 MB installer. In the Installer, select “Download Media” Direct URL: https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/7/907AD35F-9F9C-43A5-9789-52470555DB90/ENU/SqlLocalDB.msi Direct URL for SQL Server 2017 LocalDb: https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF23C21D-7860-4F05-88CE-39AA114B014B/SqlLocalDB.msi **UPD 2019-03: Current LocalDB version has a bug which can be fixed by installing the latest Cumulative Update (CU)

How do I upgrade SQL Server localDB to a newer version?

Update: Visual Studio 2022 ships with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 15.0.4153.1 LocalDB. If you have Visual Studio 2022 installed but have previously used an earlier version of Visual Studio you can jump to the command sqllocaldb versions below to upgrade. https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/visual-studio-2022-installs-old-version-of-sql-ser/1466986 Original: This is what I did since Visual Studio 2019 still ships with Microsoft …

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How to install localdb separately?

From MSDN The primary method of installing LocalDB is by using the SqlLocalDB.msi program. LocalDB is an option when installing any SKU of SQL Server 2012 Express. Select LocalDB on the Feature Selection page during installation of SQL Server Express. There can be only one installation of the LocalDB binary files for each major SQL …

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How to add LocalDB to Visual Studio 2015 Community’s SQL Server Object Explorer?

I had the same issue today recently installing VS2015 Community Edition Update 1. I fixed the problem by just adding the “SQL Server Data Tools” from the VS2015 setup installer… When I ran the installer the first time I selected the “Custom” installation type instead of the “Default”. I wanted to see what install options …

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Cannot connect to (LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB -> Login failed for user ‘User-PC\User’

Warning: this will delete all your databases located in MSSQLLocalDB. Proceed with caution. The following command through sqllocaldb utility works for me. sqllocaldb stop mssqllocaldb sqllocaldb delete mssqllocaldb sqllocaldb start “MSSQLLocalDB” After that I restarted the sql server management studio, and it is successfully established connection through (LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB