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SQL Server® 2016, 2017 and 2019 Express full download

All previous version of SQL Server Express were available in both web and full downloads. But I cannot find full download of SQL Server® 2016 Express. Does it exist?

Asked the same question on MSDN forums, not much luck: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlexpress/thread/4bfaa080-ec3b-4677-b2b8-cd0b60dc9486/.

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Alex I Avatar asked Oct 03 '16 16:10

Alex I


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4 Answers

When you can't apply Juki's answer then after selecting the desired version of media you can use Fiddler to determine where the files are located.

SQL Server 2019 Express Edition (English):

  • Basic (~249 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/1/7c14e92e-bdcb-4f89-b7cf-93543e7112d1/SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
  • Advanced (~790 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/1/7c14e92e-bdcb-4f89-b7cf-93543e7112d1/SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
  • LocalDB (~53 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/1/7c14e92e-bdcb-4f89-b7cf-93543e7112d1/SqlLocalDB.msi

SQL Server 2017 Express Edition (English):

  • Core (~275 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF23C21D-7860-4F05-88CE-39AA114B014B/SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
  • Advanced (~710 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF23C21D-7860-4F05-88CE-39AA114B014B/SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
  • LocalDB (~45 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF23C21D-7860-4F05-88CE-39AA114B014B/SqlLocalDB.msi

SQL Server 2016 with SP2 Express Edition (English):

  • Core (~437 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/A/41AD6EDE-9794-44E3-B3D5-A1AF62CD7A6F/sql16_sp2_dlc/en-us/SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
  • Advanced (~1445 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/A/41AD6EDE-9794-44E3-B3D5-A1AF62CD7A6F/sql16_sp2_dlc/en-us/SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
  • LocalDB (~45 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/A/41AD6EDE-9794-44E3-B3D5-A1AF62CD7A6F/sql16_sp2_dlc/en-us/SqlLocalDB.msi

SQL Server 2016 with SP1 Express Edition (English):

  • Core (~411 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/7/907AD35F-9F9C-43A5-9789-52470555DB90/ENU/SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
  • Advanced (~1255 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/7/907AD35F-9F9C-43A5-9789-52470555DB90/ENU/SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
  • LocalDB (~45 MB): https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/7/907AD35F-9F9C-43A5-9789-52470555DB90/ENU/SqlLocalDB.msi

And here is how to use Fiddler.

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goodfellow Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 13:10

goodfellow


Scott Hanselman put together a great summary page with all of the various SQL downloads here https://www.hanselman.com/blog/DownloadSQLServerExpress.aspx.

For offline installers, see this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/42952186/407188

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ebol2000 Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 13:10

ebol2000


Once you start the web installer there's an option to download media, that being the full installation package. There's even download options for what kind of package to download.

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Juki Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 12:10

Juki


Download the developer edition. There you can choose Express as license when installing.

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Martin Kouba Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 12:10

Martin Kouba