Server Version#: 1.41.7.9784 After cleaning up my libraries some weeks ago my library.db size used to be about 176 KB. I’ve only added about 10 TV episodes the latest days and refreshed metadata for a couple of shows and now the library is about 377 KB and after optimizing the DB from the Web UI t…

[image] xDmOx: Scheduled Tasks ran last night and my database is still bloated at 33 GB and I have 4 days of backups at 33 GB as well. The Optimize Database scheduled task reduces the database size. It runs once/week. Selecting Optimize Database from Settings → Troubleshooting does not redu…

Thank you, not having much luck with other methods either, so will give this a go!

Thanks for the tips @FordGuy61 - I managed to clear the extra backups using the UnRAID Terminal instead of using MacOS Finder (can’t believe that mistake was hanging me up) Using WebTools-NG right now to kick off the Optimize Database command. Fingers crossed this works on getting back down to nor…

[image] xDmOx: My database file shrank back down to 1.6GB from 33.7GB Good to read you’re back up and running. Did the -wal db file also shrink to normal size (normal = not 33.7GB)? If not, stop Plex Media Server. The -wal file should disappear, then reappear as a small file when you relau…

Do we know when 1.41.8 is going to be pushed to plexinc/pms-docker?

Read this post: Library.db size more than doubled in latest version - #253 by FordGuy61 The process only runs once every 7 days.

Interesting, mind letting me know the size of your Docker vdisk and how much free space it has? I’ve got the same setup as you, using Unraid and the LSIO container but having issues. Can manually trigger an ‘Optimize Database’ using WebTools-NG fine, however this fails as my docker vdisk fills up: …

I would suggest that you use the backup you still have; that’s what I did. Yes, you will lose a month of data but also the headache that you have with a bloated/repaired/waiting for maintenance db and hours after hours of repair attempts when the maintenance finally kicks in.

I did the same thing. By far the easiest solution.

Library.db size more than doubled in latest version

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Zandrama June 6, 2025, 4:20am 275

I have waited a long time for my DB to shrink. But the latest build does nothing.
I have left the server alone, so it can run its tasks undisturbed, but I have now multiple large db files.
server version: 1.41.8.9834

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