LocalDB parent instance version invalid: MSSQL13E.LOCALDB

Question

I\'m unable to add a database on a developer machine. I\'m running win 10, visual studio 2015. I re-installed SQL server 2016 twice, last time with firewall disabled it all

Answer 1

It happened to me when my LocalDB got updated (probably by Visual Studio installer)
I've recreated the instance using following steps:

λ SqlLocalDB delete MSSQLLocalDB
LocalDB instance "MSSQLLocalDB" deleted.

λ SqlLocalDB create MSSQLLocalDB
LocalDB instance "MSSQLLocalDB" created with version 13.1.4001.0.

λ SqlLocalDB start MSSQLLocalDB
LocalDB instance "MSSQLLocalDB" started.