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Question

I am using Visual Studio 2017 and SQL Server 2014. While attaching a database file to Visual Studio, I get this error:

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Answer 1

This worked for me :

1. open command prompt and type :

   cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\LocalDB\Binn"
   

2. Run this command in cmd to delete the local db :

   SqlLocalDB.exe delete "MSSQLLocalDB"
   

   (or SqlLocalDB.exe stop "MSSQLLocalDB", if you get an error of intance still running)

3. Then type in this command to create a new updated instance of local db :

   SqlLocalDB.exe create "MSSQLLocalDB"
   

Reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjc9Mmx-bM