# Need Help with Corrupt Database

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622 "2021-09-07T15:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![knosey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@knosey](https://forums.plex.tv/u/knosey)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622/1 "2021-09-07T15:28:01Z")

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Server Version#:1.24.2.4973-2b1b51db9  
Player Version#:1.33.0.2444-a220eae4

After updating Plex Server to 1.24.2.4973 I get a Corrupt Database error:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/0/c04a09440fa1a9923caf1e3dc88d0b0c3b599c72.png)

When doing a integrity check I see that the database is in fact corrupt:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/9/a/9aa630f2c8b4daefb2588e0403af66c448c2b5c0.png)

When I do a repair everything seems to work fine but afterwards I still get the Database error.

If I reinstall version 1.23.3.4707 and restore my database everything works fine. I just cant update?

Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Volts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Volts](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Volts)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622/2 "2021-09-07T15:44:21Z")

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Try performing the **Manually Repair the Database** steps from the [Repair a Corrupted Database | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/repair-a-corrupted-database/) document.

That will always produce a non-malformed database disk image. If it works, great!

But because there’s a file problem, it can’t guarantee that all Plex data is correctly extracted & restored. In that case, the options are to -

- [Restore a Database Backed Up via 'Scheduled Tasks' | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/)
- Delete the .db and start fresh

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**Author:** ![knosey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@knosey](https://forums.plex.tv/u/knosey)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622/3 "2021-09-07T15:59:22Z")

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Tried a manual repair - No Luck

The only backed up version I have is also corrupt.

So I guess my only choice is to start fresh or not update the server.

Thanks

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**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:** [September 7, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622/4 "2021-09-07T16:01:35Z")

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> [@knosey](#):
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> or not update the server.

Even if you don’t update your server – your database will become more and more corrupted in daily use.

> [@knosey](#):
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> The only backed up version I have is also corrupt.

Try the manual repair on this one, too.

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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 6, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-corrupt-database/741622/5 "2021-12-06T16:01:42Z")

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