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Provider didnt return providermanifest instance, VS2013, ef6

11y3.9k.NET

The metadata specified in the connection string could not be loaded

Consider rebuilding the web project to build assemblies that may

contain metadata. The following error(s) occurred:

The provider did not return a ProviderManifest instance

Do let me know if you know the solution.

-visual studio 2013 and entity framework 6.1.3

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11y ago
go where you project is located(open Solution explorer. right click on solution and click on "Open Folder in file explorer"
open EDMX file with notepad and change ProviderManifestToken="2012" to ProviderManifestToken="2008". save it
build your solution