# Can't delete libraries

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [September 6, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610 "2022-09-06T00:37:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Look101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6de8d8/32.png) [@Look101](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Look101)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610/1 "2022-09-06T00:37:36Z")

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Server Version#: 1.28.2.6151  
Player Version#:  
  
Can’t delete libraries they just reapear, i tried everything clean bundles optimise database scan my hard drives and nothing happens

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610/2 "2022-09-06T01:09:12Z")

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Can you try deleting a library, wait 4-5 minutes and the grab and post your [server logs?](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/)

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**Author:** ![Look101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6de8d8/32.png) [@Look101](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Look101)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610/3 "2022-09-06T02:50:09Z")

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Those are my plex [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/)  
[Plex Media Server Logs\_2022-09-05\_22-48-45.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/NK7o0NrMaFNQzwVmYMFQazfiUR.zip) (509.8 KB)

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610/4 "2022-09-06T03:31:19Z")

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`[0x7f94a754ab00] ERROR - [Req#a7] SQLITE3:0x80000001, 11, statement aborts at 20: [delete from media_items where library_section_id=?] database disk image is malformed`

Please see [https://support.plex.tv/articles/repair-a-corrupted-database/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/repair-a-corrupted-database/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-delete-libraries/809610/5 "2022-12-05T03:32:07Z")

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