How can I find out the location of my (localdb) SQL Server 2012 database and back it up?

Question

I am using VS2012 and I have a database created:

(localdb)\\v11.0 (SQL Server 11.0.2100 - T61\\Alan)

How can I find out the physical location o

Answer 1

By default, LocalDB database creates “*.mdf” files in the C:/Users/"username" directory.

Link ref: https://docs.asp.net/en/latest/tutorials/first-mvc-app/working-with-sql.html