# PMS fails to start

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-fails-to-start/791261>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 3, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-fails-to-start/791261 "2022-05-03T01:45:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ken\_and\_Mel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Ken\_and\_Mel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ken_and_Mel)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-fails-to-start/791261/1 "2022-05-03T01:45:26Z")

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Server Version#:1.26.0.5715-8cf78dab3  
Player Version#:  
[Plex Media Server.log](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/rGCAyvB0mwhP7laijuCf8sEPl2b.log) (38.3 KB)

Been running Plex for about 8 years. Update about 2 weeks ago and now the server won’t run.

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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:** [May 3, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-fails-to-start/791261/2 "2022-05-03T02:24:11Z")

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`Exception thrown during migrations, aborting: sqlite3_statement_backend::loadOne: database disk image is malformed`  
Looks like you have a corrupt database See

> **[Repair a Corrupted Database | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/repair-a-corrupted-database/)**
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> Note: This article is for Plex Media Server version 1.23.2 and newer. If using an earlier version, see . Though...

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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:** [August 1, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-fails-to-start/791261/3 "2022-08-01T02:24:12Z")

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