Restore a Database Backed Up via ‘Scheduled Tasks’
Repair a Corrupted Database
Synology FAQ 31 - DSM 7 - Database Repair using a Backup copy
Were the backups made by Plex Media Server as part of Scheduled Tasks?
I’m wondering about the “-temp” on the end of the file name. Backups made by Plex don’t have that. See my screenshot above.
The database must be closed when the backup is taken. PMS temporarily closes the database when it makes the backup during scheduled tasks.
Assuming the backup is OK, then yes, you can use it.
You basically rename the backup then drop it in place of the current db.
See the “Restoring…” document linked above. It has all the steps.
The Syno FAQ has some screenshots as well.
You won’t need the “Repair…” document unless you run into messages about a corrupt database… If this happens, the Plex server will be unstable and you’ll see SQLITE3 error messages in Plex Media Server.log (pull server logs and upzip).
