Where does SQL Server LocalDB store master DB and list of databases?

Question

Where in the file system does SQL Server LocalDB store its system databases, like master or tempdb ?

Connecting to LocalDB using SSMS, all the LocalDB databases appear in Object Explorer. So there must be a master database somewhere on the hard drive.

Answer 1

If you also want to know where the database files are then using SSMS right click on a database and choose properties and then go to files. You may also find the following query helpful.

SELECT db_name(database_id) as DatabaseName, name,type_desc, physical_name
FROM sys.master_files