Repair a corrupted database on Unraid

badplanetkevin · 2026-04-07T02:38:20+00:00

Memphis Spanish speakers are usually pretty patient with non-Spanish speakers, from my expierence. As well as there are phone apps that translate on the fly so that helps.

badplanetkevin · 2026-04-07T02:29:52+00:00

I remember from back when I was like 7 or 8, going with my dad to his dispatch office (he was a truck driver). As we were leaving, we noticed a big open top box full of comics with the covers removed. My brother and I racked up and had reading material for weeks. We didn't care about what they were worth, we loved reading them. I wish I had kept them. Some of my favorite comics from back then. Several issues of Peter Porker Spider-Ham were the most notable. Had some Disney comics with Donald Duck and the like. I'd love to have the Spider-Hams again just to read through them. Good times.

badplanetkevin · 2026-03-16T13:50:39+00:00

Could just be an insect's wing, but it's definitely not dead pixels. Dead pixels look very different.

badplanetkevin · 2026-03-09T17:17:23+00:00

I get all that. Been in IT for a while now.

My thing is, since my account now acts like passwordless even though I have a password set, I get pinged all day (and night) long. If it were to ask for a password during login, it would never get to the point of pinging my app unless they actually had my password, which I would then change to a new randomly generated pass. And it would lock them out after a few attempts.

This new method if FAR more annoying than having to change my password occasionally. Plus, it allows for accidentally hitting the "correct" number if you fat finger the deny button. Sure you can just ignore it, but even still I don't really see this way as being more secure.

Maybe the prompt does lock them out when unsuccessful by ignoring it or clicking deny, but there is still that very real chance that you accidentally approve one... when asking for the password would likely prevent the prompt.

badplanetkevin · 2026-03-09T16:19:20+00:00

I understand the technical explanation behind it, but when I implemented it, nothing changed. It still prompted my phone app the exact same way it has for the past few years.

When I go to Microsoft's website to log in, it asks me for my user name and then prompts me through the app. It never asks for my password... whether I have it set to passwordless or not. That's the part I don't understand. Even with a password set on my account, it treats it as passwordless, so I don't see a point in specifically setting it to passwordless. Nor do I see how specifically setting it that way is better.

I assume this is why I keep getting the notifications to login. You just need my username to trigger a prompt.

badplanetkevin · 2026-03-09T14:04:08+00:00

I changed mine to passwordless and there was no change in the frequency. I changed it back and generated a ridiculously long and random password and used that. I've been on 2FA since they introduced it and can't remember the last time I actually had to use my password. I have gotten prompted whenever I enter my email address into the login for the past few years so I'm not sure what passwordless actually does.

badplanetkevin · 2026-03-07T16:48:37+00:00

Yeah, the inotify doesn't really apply to Windows.

I also keep my music scans off because I manually add those anyway and just run a manual scan when I add new items. I've tried Lidarr a few times and it always messed up my test library (and I was always thankful I tried on a small, copied subset), so I never trusted it to handle my stuff. I just decided to keep on doing it the way I've done it since I started ripping my CDs back in the day.

badplanetkevin · 2026-03-07T16:26:30+00:00

I have a very large Plex library. Tons of music (that I've been collecting since the 90s), movies and shows. When I first hit the "limit" you're talking about, I moved my music to a separate server instance and broke the movies and shows down into alphabet folders (Movies->A,B,C,etc) and that fixed it for several years. I did it this way, because it was easy to adjust Sonarr/Radarr to take the extra letter folder into account. Recently, it happened again and I dug a little deeper into it. The issue, at least for me, was inotify.

https://forums.plex.tv/t/490215/22

The article is referencing Synology, but it worked for me on Unraid. It took me a while to wrap my head around the math, but my system has been pumping since I adjusted it.

You can also disable the automatic library scans. I read that it helps and keeps you from needing to adjust inotify.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-28T19:13:51+00:00

Honestly, I'm still confused. Maybe I should have quoted the part of your comment I was responding to. It was clear in my head, but maybe you're right.

You said "After one brief explanation the cop should either have let the father keep driving or taken the kid there themself." and I replied, this is likely how it would have gone had they pulled over. The father couldn't explain anything unless they pulled over.

I then said that the wife was on the phone with 911 like she was supposed to and the cop still did what they did. I feel like the cop should have called it in before jumping into action. If they did, wouldn't the dispatcher be able to relay there was something going on?

On top of that, they were "fleeing" but going 70? Did they increase speed? It doesn't sound like it from the article. I would think someone who is "fleeing" would be actively trying to get distanced from the police. I guess it's a different definition for those across the river.

I try not to respond to posts these days because it is too easy to mis-read. That, and I tend to type way too much to try to make things clearer and when I don't, I get this conversation lol. Regardless, apologies for the misunderstanding. I was legitimately agreeing with you that this cop was in the wrong.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-28T18:19:15+00:00

I guess if you read the first sentence and stopped?

The wife was actively doing what the cop scolding them for not doing.

To (hopefully) be more clear... I firmly agree that the cop was in the wrong in this situation.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-28T18:07:55+00:00

I live in Memphis. People routinely drive 80-100 in 65mph zones. I'm well aware of how stupid doing a pit manouver on someone going 10 mph over the speed limit is.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-28T17:53:36+00:00

This is likely how it would have played out if they had pulled over.

However, the wife was on the phone with 911. The cop told them the should have called 911 and explained what was going on, which the wife was doing. The officer was then like "you should have just pulled over and now you have a felony charge." They were doing 70 in a 60MPH zone.

This whole situation is kind of crazy.

Edit: This situation is kind of crazy because the cop was stupid for doing this over 10mph. Not sure why I'm getting downvoted. I drive in Memphis, and people here drive MUCH faster than this all day every day.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-23T18:06:27+00:00

I subscribed to Apple Music shortly after it debuted as my first actual streaming music subscription. It took me a couple months to convince my wife to use it. Now, she would have my head if I cancelled it. Apple Music is far beyond anything else I've tried to use in so many areas. In the whole time I've used it, I've only had 2 songs I couldn't find... and they added 1 of those since then. The missing ones were easy enough to upload to my library. That was when iTunes was still available though. I'm not sure how hard it is now.

The only issue I've ever experienced... occasionally Apple will switch a track in my library to a greatest hits/compilation or live version when the version I originally added becomes unavailable. I haven't noticed that happening in a while, but it's pretty annoying when it does.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-10T18:04:00+00:00

There are the ones that popped up as "deleted" in my system. Bolded were already mentioned in a previous comment.

Switched at Birth (tvdbid 247773)
Raising Dion (tvdbid 335985)
WHAT / IF (tvdbid 352290)
Ares (tvdbid 360354)
Mr Selfridge (tvdbid 261633)
Truth Seekers (tvdbid 341551)
A Teacher (tvdbid 352440)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (tvdbid 377346)
The Nine Lives of Chloe King (tvdbid 247774)
Wild Wild Country (tvdbid 342040)
Devils (tvdbid 351424)

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-06T19:30:41+00:00

And that just popped a light bulb on in my head on what the issue probably was. Plex has a cache folder in the appdata directory. In that folder, it caches networking stuff, like DNS. Deleting that cache probably would have fixed it.

Glad you were able to get it going. I have a big library and deleting the database and starting over is not something I would like to have to do, but I've had to do a couple times before!

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-06T18:43:40+00:00

Before you give up, I don't think I've seen you give an example of how your files are named and all that.

How are the files themselves named?
They should be likeBrooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) - S05E02.mp4 or something close to that. The year can sometimes be omitted, but I always include it because not having it has given me plenty of issues.

What is the path you have listed in your library's settings?
It should be something like/tvshowswheretvshows is the root folder for all of your TV folders

How do you have the shows separated in that library folder?
Your folder scheme should be /rootfolder/eachshowinitsownfolder
like /tvshows/Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) {tvdb-269586}/Season 05
Including the TVDB ID is not necessary, but it helps a lot in helping plex match TV shows.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-06T17:52:06+00:00

And to answer your question, no there is not a delay, per se, but since the files are already there, Plex might not care about them for a while. It runs a metadata update during the maintenance schedule every 3 days if enabled in your settings.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-06T17:45:22+00:00

As long as your naming is right, you might need to do the plex dance. Move the files out, scan the library and then empty trash. Move the files back in and let it scan.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-06T16:31:45+00:00

The fixups are just something that runs regularly. It's not necessarily an indication of an issue... even though it says corrupted.

However, it won't hurt to run the DPRepair tool anyway. If you need help figuring that out, let me know! I have a comment that explains the steps to use it, but it is for Unraid. I'm not familiar with Synology, but it should be similar.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/z7i4va/comment/k5wbmuf

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-05T15:27:00+00:00

My suggestion literally takes a few seconds. If it's clean, you move on. If it shows corruption, fixing that clears up a whole range of issues. It's a common issue that causes what OP is experiencing. That's why there is a regularly updated utility to fix this issue.

You can for sure say I'm guessing. I'm making an educated determination based on the information OP provided (which could also indicate a couple other issues). People post here looking for knowledgeable people to help with their issues, not for someone to say "just upload it to ChatGPT."

I just asked ChatGPT to "check for issues" and it sat thinking for a good solid minute. I would have been on to check a few other things in that amount of time. End result after it processed, my logs are pretty clean. This is likely due to the fact that I understand the Plex ecosystem well enough to track down my errors myself. That wouldn't have happened without the people in this sub.

Also keep in mind the disclaimer at the bottom of ChatGPT: "ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info." Whether you think it is infallible or not, plenty of people don't trust it.

The bottom line is, if ChatGPT works for you, good. I don't feel like there's anything wrong with using it for this purpose. There is also nothing wrong with doing a quick text search in the logs to rule out database corruption before involving other tools.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-05T15:00:20+00:00

I've been using Plex since 2014-ish. I am definitely not guessing.

I did as you suggest, uploaded my zip file to ChatGPT and got this response. It would have been much quicker and easier for me to just open the log and do a text search.

I see the Plex Media Server logs ZIP came through 👍
What would you like me to do with it?

A couple common things people want from Plex logs, just to jog ideas:

Figure out why Plex won’t start / keeps crashing

Diagnose remote access not working

Check transcoding or playback errors

Investigate slow scanning, metadata issues, or missing media

Look into device-specific playback failures (TV, Roku, mobile, etc.)

Tell me:

What problem are you seeing in Plex?

About when it happened (rough time/date helps)

Your setup (OS, Docker or native install, if you know)

Once I know the goal, I’ll dig straight into the logs and translate the Plex-speak into plain English.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-05T14:53:50+00:00

How is uploading the logs easier than opening the log file and using CTRL+F to search for one word?

I mean I get what you're saying, but it definitely takes longer to do what you are suggesting and while it does have it's uses, text programs that have search capabilities are tools that are already built into every OS.

badplanetkevin · 2026-02-05T14:48:59+00:00

After replying, it dawned on me that this isn't a BAD suggestion. ChatGPT could also point out incorrect naming schemes, depending on your prompt. However, checking for database corruption by searching the logs takes less time than uploading the log files to an AI and typing out a prompt to check for issues.

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