Hello, I have this message since a few days. I’m trying to apply this solution : https://support.plex.tv/articles/repair-a-corrupted-database/ . But I can’t find “/var/packages/PlexMediaServer/target/Plex SQLite”. Has anyone information about the location of these files ? Thank you. The server…

You can download and run from the command line. The utility must be run as root. You can run in interactive mode or add the desired options to the command line. # cd to Plex Data Directory cd /var/packages/PlexMediaServer/shares/PlexMediaServer # Download latest version. This overwrites any exis…

See GitHub - ChuckPa/PlexDBRepair: Database repair utility for Plex Media Server databases

@MegaBit1024 before you attempt any repairs is there a chance I can get a copy of your databases?

I haven’t gotten to the point where I’ve changed anything so it’s entirely possible. For what purpose?

Thanks for this very detailled process. My Linux is very limited… I have the last step left but I have to wait until there is no one connected anymore! I’m backing up my database for @dbirch during this time.

[image] MegaBit1024: I’m backing up my database for @dbirch during this time. Plex Media Server needs to be stopped before making a backup of the active database files (the files that end in .db). If Plex is running, the database files are open, and the backup may not be valid. The -shm & -…

[image] MegaBit1024: For what purpose? I am working with ChuckPa to create a repository of broke databases in order to improve the recovery tools. If you need any assistance repairing let me know.

Thank you for the very detailled process. It helps me. Warning for other users, with a 1.7GB database, this takes several minutes. Be patient.

The database was found to be corrupt

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The database was found to be corrupt

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