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Let's make sure the plugin is enabled and connected to the database.

Click on the Plugins menu located on the QGIS menu bar and select Manage and Install Plugins from the drop-down menu, as shown in the following screenshot:

The QGIS Plugin Manager window will open. Search for DB Manager in the list of plugins and make sure it is checked (enabled), as shown in the following screenshot:

Now that DB Manager is enabled, let us open the plugin and check the status of the database connection. Open DB Manager by navigating to ...

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