# i cant delete library **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [June 25, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946 "2017-06-25T16:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/1 "2017-06-25T16:19:27Z")
i stated having problems with my tv library so i added a new tv library but now it will not let me delete the original. i have renamed it “old” but i can’t delete it or delete folders. any suggestion on how to attach logs. i downloaded them but it won’t let me attach ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/2 "2017-06-25T17:25:02Z")
What do you mean by you can’t delete folders? Are you doing that with Windows Explorer? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/3 "2017-06-25T17:30:29Z")
DB corruption? > **[There was an unexpected error loading the dashboard -](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1464290/#Comment_1464290)** > > activate debug logging (not ‘verbose’!) quit Plex Server wait 1 minute start Plex Server wait 5 minutes fetch log files and attach them here Or inspect them yourself. Take a look at the Plex Media Server.log file and seek for messages about... ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/4 "2017-06-25T17:32:05Z")
> @beckfield said: > What do you mean by you can’t delete folders? Are you doing that with Windows Explorer? No I mean under plex where you tell it to look for content. It says your changes can not be saved. And it will not let me delete the tv show catagory either. ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/5 "2017-06-25T17:39:38Z")
> @Wpcrumbley said: > No I mean under plex where you tell it to look for content. It says your changes can not be saved. And it will not let me delete the tv show catagory either. > Ah, ok. I’m afraid I don’t have much more to offer, but Otto’s on it, and he’s much more knowledgeable. ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/6 "2017-06-25T18:14:53Z")
> @OttoKerner said: > DB corruption? > [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1464290/#Comment\_1464290](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1464290/#Comment_1464290) thanks. but when i try to attach all the files are greyed out and won’t let me attach ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/7 "2017-06-25T18:27:41Z")
> @OttoKerner said: > DB corruption? > [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1464290/#Comment\_1464290](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1464290/#Comment_1464290) > here are the files ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/8 "2017-06-25T20:42:50Z")
If I’m reading the logs correctly it looks like my database is curupted. I see the instructions on how to fix but is there an easier way to only save watched status then just re add everything? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/9 "2017-06-25T21:18:39Z")
I don’t see any sign of corruption in your logs. I do however see a lot of plugins which may cause trouble. Pleaase remove all channels and plugins which are not functional anymore. Particularly ss-plex and bittorrent Remove some Sync jobs as well. Restart your server afterwards and let it run a few minutes without doing anything in Plex. Then perform a database optimiziation. ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/10 "2017-06-25T22:44:04Z")
> @OttoKerner said: > I don’t see any sign of corruption in your logs. > > I do however see a lot of plugins which may cause trouble. > Pleaase remove all channels and plugins which are not functional anymore. > Particularly ss-plex and bittorrent > > Remove some Sync jobs as well. > Restart your server afterwards and let it run a few minutes without doing anything in Plex. > > Then perform a database optimiziation. I ran other logs and it said corruption. I removed the sync jobs, and the channels but still won’t delete. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/11 "2017-06-26T13:43:09Z")
> @Wpcrumbley said: > I ran other logs and it said corruption. I removed the sync jobs, and the channels but still won’t delete. I looked at all 6 `Plex Media Server.log`s . None of them had the word `corrupt` in it. I don’t know what else to try - sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/12 "2017-06-26T19:54:11Z")
> @OttoKerner said: > > > @Wpcrumbley said: > > I ran other logs and it said corruption. I removed the sync jobs, and the channels but still won’t delete. > > I looked at all 6 `Plex Media Server.log`s . None of them had the word `corrupt` in it. > I don’t know what else to try - sorry! this one shows corruption. how bad does it look ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/13 "2017-06-26T21:14:07Z")
> @Wpcrumbley said: > this one shows corruption. how bad does it look could you tell me, which of the 92 log files in there did you look at? because I can’t find any mention of a corrupt database. ---
**Author:** ![Wpcrumbley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wpcrumbley/32/82020_2.png) [@Wpcrumbley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wpcrumbley)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/14 "2017-06-26T21:33:02Z")
> @OttoKerner said: > > > @Wpcrumbley said: > > this one shows corruption. how bad does it look > > could you tell me, which of the 92 log files in there did you look at? > because I can’t find any mention of a corrupt database. > i looked at the plex media server.log and used the find feature for the word error: Jun 26, 2017 15:28:25.159 [0x700008a19000] ERROR - SQLITE3:0x700007ed6130, 11, database corruption at line 59437 of [fc49f556e4] Jun 26, 2017 15:28:25.159 [0x700008a19000] ERROR - SQLITE3:0x700007ed6130, 11, database corruption at line 59479 of [fc49f556e4] Jun 26, 2017 15:28:25.159 [0x700008a19000] ERROR - SQLITE3:0x700007ed6130, 11, statement aborts at 41: [select media\_items.id as ‘media\_items\_id’, media\_items.library\_section\_id as ‘media\_items\_library\_section\_id’, media\_items.section\_location\_id as ‘media\_items\_section\_location\_id’, med Jun 26, 2017 15:28:25.161 [0x700008a19000] ERROR - Exception inside transaction (inside=1) (…/Library/Scanner/SectionLocation.cpp:58): sqlite3\_statement\_backend::loadRS: database disk image is malformed Jun 26, 2017 15:28:25.162 [0x700008a19000] ERROR - Exception inside transaction (inside=1) (…/Library/LibraryRequestHandler.cpp:3067): sqlite3\_statement\_backend::loadRS: database disk image is malformed Jun 26, 2017 15:28:25.164 [0x700008a19000] ERROR - Soci Exception handled: sqlite3\_statement\_backend::loadRS: database disk image is malformed ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/15 "2017-06-26T21:39:32Z")
Blimey! My search feature in my editor seems to be broken. Sorry! You are absolutely right, that is a clear sign of a broken database. If you have shutdown Plex before attempting the repair (this is important!) and the repair process still fails, then this database is FUBAR, unfortunately. You can try an additional repair attempt with one of the [older automated database backups](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202485658-Restore-a-Database-Backed-Up-via-Scheduled-Tasks- "older automated database backups"). But if these fail as well, then I’m afraid you can only throw away all your Plex data and start afresh. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-cant-delete-library/196946/16 "2020-01-07T23:27:06Z")