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Hole Wizard Database File is not the Expected Version

Hole Wizard Database File is not the Expected Version

Problem

SolidWorks Hole Wizard Database File Error Message

It reads: “Error: The database file ‘C:\SolidWorks Data\lang\english\swbrowser.mdb’ is not the expected version (16.02)”

The file path and the number shown may vary.

Basically what is happening is that you have multiple versions of SolidWorks installed on your computer and SolidWorks is getting confused. It is also possible that you had an earlier version of SolidWorks installed on your computer and it did not completely uninstall.

Solution:

Accessing the Hole Wizard Settings

  1. You need only go to Tools > Options, then under the System Options tab, select Hole Wizard/Toolbox from the list on the left. You will see the error message again, but don’t worry – this should be the last time you see it.

  2. Click on the … button to browse to the correct path. If you’ve named your folders correctly for multiple installs as described in the aforementioned blog article, this will be easy to figure out. If not, you will need to figure out which SolidWorks Data folder matches the version of SolidWorks you are using. There will likely be multiple folders, called “SolidWorks Data (2)”, “SolidWorks Data (3)” and so on.

  3. Regardless of what the folders are called, you need only pick the correct folder and click OK. If you guess wrong, you will see the error message again and you can simply try again.

 

 

 

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