From 6eef9b0585b2e02e7123314edcf4d5a8be0a21fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cal Corum Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:24:45 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] store: Jellyfin DB corruption recovery - full procedure --- ...n-db-corruption-recovery-full-procedure-1e0f47.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 graph/solutions/jellyfin-db-corruption-recovery-full-procedure-1e0f47.md diff --git a/graph/solutions/jellyfin-db-corruption-recovery-full-procedure-1e0f47.md b/graph/solutions/jellyfin-db-corruption-recovery-full-procedure-1e0f47.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c1221a3cf26 --- /dev/null +++ b/graph/solutions/jellyfin-db-corruption-recovery-full-procedure-1e0f47.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +id: 1e0f4762-6a4b-450f-861f-47a9e7952770 +type: solution +title: "Jellyfin DB corruption recovery - full procedure" +tags: [jellyfin, watchstate, sqlite, database, recovery, ubuntu-manticore] +importance: 0.9 +confidence: 0.8 +created: "2026-02-16T16:24:45.699403+00:00" +updated: "2026-02-16T16:24:45.699403+00:00" +--- + +Jellyfin DB corruption recovery - SQLite Error 11 'database disk image is malformed'. Root cause: corrupted jellyfin.db on ubuntu-manticore. Recovery steps: 1) Stop watchstate first to prevent blank data sync. 2) Cannot dump/recover - corruption too severe. 3) Must do full config wipe (not just DB delete) due to Jellyfin 10.11.4 migration bug - old config files cause migrations to fail against fresh DB with 'no such table: __EFMigrationsHistory' and 'ObjectDisposedException'. 4) Fresh install + library rescan. 5) Restore watch history from watchstate Feb 13 backups using backend:restore command. Key learnings: watchstate IMPORT_METADATA_ONLY=true means only metadata not play state. Jellyfin export:enabled in watchstate could overwrite good data with blank state after rescan - disable before recovery. watchstate backend:restore needs --assume-yes --execute -i flags. For multi-user restore, add temporary backend entries per user in servers.yaml. Old config preserved at ~/docker/jellyfin/config.bak/ on ubuntu-manticore.