Problem

This article goes over how to resolve the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox error: "SOLIDWORKS database "sldbrowser.sldedb" is missing".

Solution

If SOLIDWORKS is installed and the location of the correct toolbox with the correct version is known, follow the steps below to point SOLIDWORKS at it:

1. Locate the correct SOLIDWORKS Data folder. The Default location is located in 
   C:\SOLIDWORKS Data
2. If there is more than one SOLIDWORKS Data folder, the correct version can be determined by checking the ToolboxFiles.index file in each SOLIDWORKS Data folder

3. The index file will have a version line near the top when opening the file using Notepad.
   Note: Version numbers follow the following pattern: 2026=34.#.#.#, 2025=33.#.#.#, 2024=32.#.#.#, etc. 

   

4. Note the location of the correct SOLIDWORKS Data folder
5. Open SOLIDWORKS
6. Navigate to Tools > System Options > Hole Wizard/Toolbox 

7. Click on the "..." button and select the corresponding SOLIDWORKS Data folder. If the warning appears again after choosing a folder, then the wrong folder was selected.

   

    

8. Click OK to close the system options and try to use the Hole-Wizard tool to verify that the setting was saved.

For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.