Sometime when you create a new database by using CREATE Database statement in SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio), you may got below error message and you are not able to create Database:
Server: Msg 5105, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Device activation error. The physical file name '' may be incorrect.
Server: Msg 1802, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check previous errors.
The main reason of above error is path of folder store in the registry values does not exist. When the path of folder is incorrect then MS SQL server throws above error messages.
You can fix the error by using SSMS. SSMS is able to set the default directory value for Data and log Files. Follow below steps to change the default value:
Server: Msg 5105, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Device activation error. The physical file name '' may be incorrect.
Server: Msg 1802, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check previous errors.
The main reason of above error is path of folder store in the registry values does not exist. When the path of folder is incorrect then MS SQL server throws above error messages.
You can fix the error by using SSMS. SSMS is able to set the default directory value for Data and log Files. Follow below steps to change the default value:
- Start SQL server Management Studio.
- In Management Studio, right click on your instance and select properties
- In properties, click on the database setting option.
- Now go to the new database default location section
- Correct folder path from default directory box and default log directory box
- Press OK
- Stop the instance of MS SQL database
- Restart the instance of MS SQL server database.
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