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Can’t See Database Tables After Connecting Locally: What Could Be Wrong?

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  • March 26, 2023 at 1:39 pm #52918
    Dimitrios Tzanetos
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      I’ve connected to my local database on my machine as per the connection string, but I’m unable to see the tables described in the migration folders. What could be the reason for this, and am I making any mistakes?

      March 26, 2023 at 1:44 pm #52920
      Dimitrios Tzanetos
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        Im using the free Quick-Application Startup (Angular 15 & ASP .NET 7 Web Api) Project from Visual Studio Marketplace

        March 26, 2023 at 1:47 pm #52924
        Dimitrios Tzanetos
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          Interestingly, when I start the project, it runs without any errors! This adds to the confusion about not being able to see the tables after connecting to the local database.

          March 26, 2023 at 7:43 pm #52936
          Eben Monney
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            If you haven’t modified the connection string and you’re on Windows you can use this connection string to connect to the default Development database:
            (localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB

            March 27, 2023 at 7:59 am #52956
            Dimitrios Tzanetos
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              Thanks you very much

              May 2, 2023 at 9:20 am #53683
              Vict Man
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                My appsetting.json looks like this.

                 

                “ConnectionStrings”: {
                “DefaultConnection”: “Server=(localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=QuickApp;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true”
                },

                 

                The project builds successfully but I can’t see the database and any tables in MySQL Server Management Studio.

                Can you help me, please?

                May 2, 2023 at 10:31 am #53686
                Eben Monney
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                  On May 2, 2023 at 9:20 am Vict Man posted

                  My appsetting.json looks like this.

                   

                  “ConnectionStrings”: {
                  “DefaultConnection”: “Server=(localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=QuickApp;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true”
                  },

                   

                  The project builds successfully but I can’t see the database and any tables in MySQL Server Management Studio.

                  Can you help me, please?

                  The ConnectionString you specified points to an SQL Local Database and not a “MySQL” server.

                  You can connect to this using the “Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio” or any MS SQL database management tool of your choice using (localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB as the server name.

                   

                  October 1, 2025 at 8:05 am #66070
                  xawomo50
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                    It usually happens if the connection is made to the server but the wrong database is selected, or your user account doesn’t have the right permissions to view the tables. Double-check that:

                    You’re connecting with the correct database name.
                    The user has privileges to access and view tables.
                    Tables actually exist (sometimes they don’t get created if migrations or imports fail).
                    If you want a step-by-step check on database setup and common connection issues, this guide may help: https://barberhairfade.com/

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