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Asked: 2026-05-23T11:12:40+00:00

This is when connecting to establish a datasource connection using Server Explorer [clicking the

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This is when connecting to establish a datasource connection using “Server Explorer” [clicking the drum with a green plus icon]. What happens is it does show the system databases but not the databases that we imported from another system. These databases are in separate directory in SQL Management Studio.

Earlier when I connecting to the same database, I was getting an error msg that the database does not have owner. I dont get that msg anymore. But these databases are still not populated in drop down box.

Second I have trouble connecting to the database from the project where they were originally developed in. We did change something that means we migrated databases from the production version into the developer environment. Does anybody know how to fix that as well?

update: Solution

Let me answer it myself…

  1. Not all databases were showing because there were three databases engine running on the machine. The user databases were imported into the wrong server not the EXPRESS one, hence the database were not showing in express server.

  2. As for connectivity errors, obviously if there is no database, no connection can be established. I am getting more targeted errors now regarding the connection though.

Thanks Justin.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Let me answer it myself…

    1. Not all databases were showing because there were three databases engine running on the machine. The user databases were imported into the wrong server not the EXPRESS one that I was using.

    2. As for connectivity errors, obviously if there is no database, no connection can be established. I am getting more targeted errors now regarding the connection though.

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