Server Version#: Plex Media Server v1.43.1.10576-06378 Player Version#: N/A After upgrading to the latest version of Plex Media Server, the application fails to migrate the database and a corrupt database error message pops up. I went through the database validation steps using SqlLite3 and ensure…

Thanks @brunix86 for the database. I found a database row which had malformed JSON in the database which was causing our database migration to fail. I’m not sure exactly why that one row is bad but for now we’ll just do an extra check to ensure the json is valid before running the migration. I’ll …

Same issue on unraid database malformed after the update had to restore a previous database as repair couldn’t fix it

so…if I upgraded to the latest version and DON”T get an error, then it should be a ok?

I wrestled with it for a while and then just restored the whole drive from Monday’s backup. I’m very glad that I put the server on a separate NUC and that’s the only thing on it. Looking forward to the fixed version.

Same issue on Windows. Tried fixing the database but that did not help. Had to reinstall the previous version to get it running.

If you’re seeing this issue please download your logs (the entire zip) and share them here or with me.

[image] hbhanu: using SqlLite3 Please be careful which SQLlite tool you are using. Plex uses a custom version bundled with plex that will get corrupt if you use regular SQLLite. Also, after restoring did you use Chuck’s script to repair the database , and attempt upgrading again? Often times …

Update pms before 30 minutes- no issues. Windows server 2025

[image] dbirch: Please be careful which SQLlite tool you are using. Plex uses a custom version bundled with plex that will get corrupt if you use regular SQLLite. Hmm, that’s good to know. I sometimes change media paths via SQLite editor. Up until now I never had a problem with that.

Can somebody provide me with a copy of their database? I’ll open my DMs.

The same error on Synology NAS. And the server doesn’t allow me to roll back to the previous version, it says that a more recent version is installed. ERROR - SQLITE3:0x80000001, 1, statement aborts at 19: [select distinct metadata_items.id, metadata_items.extra_data from media_items join media_st…

Corrupted Database Upon Upgrade

Plex Media Server

drzoidberg33 April 9, 2026, 6:39pm 23

The fix is out in the beta release, hopefully roll out to public tomorrow.

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Corrupted Database Upon Upgrade

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