LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_EXISTS_WITH_LOWER_VERSION

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Details

Product Name

SQL Server

Product Version

11.0

Product Build Number

Event ID

258

Event Source

SQL Server Local Database Runtime 11.0

Component

Local Database Runtime API

Message Text

Unable to create the Local Database instance with specified version. An instance with the same name already exists, but it has lower version than the specified version.

Explanation

The specified instance already exists but its version is lower than requested.

User Action

Delete the existing instance and retry the operation.