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2 days 4 hours ago #10310 by Gnitz
Library won't update anymore was created by Gnitz
I'm running a docker setup with the latest official image and it looks like my library has not been updated in some weeks.
Due to my huge reading backlog I just realized it today :-)
The logfile looks like this:
INFO  2026-10-04T20:49:26.025 Starting libraries update
INFO  2026-10-04T20:49:26.359 Starting to update folder "" in library (  "/comics" , "/comics/.yacreaderlibrary" )
ERROR 2026-10-04T20:49:29.384 Database backup blocked: source database is invalid "/comics/.yacreaderlibrary/library.ydb"
ERROR 2026-10-04T20:49:29.384 "Unable to back up library database: Database validation failed: /comics/.yacreaderlibrary/library.ydb" 
INFO  2026-10-04T20:49:29.752 "updateChildrenInfo took 6ms"
INFO  2026-10-04T20:49:29.753 Update library END
INFO  2026-10-04T20:49:29.753 Done updating libraries 

Is my DB corrupted? How can I fix it without losing my reading progress?
Opening a copy of the DB wit DB Browser for SQLite works fine

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2 days 3 hours ago - 2 days 3 hours ago #10312 by Luis Ángel
Replied by Luis Ángel on topic Library won't update anymore
Do a backup of the library.ydb file you'll find in /comics/.yacreaderlibrary
Then try using the `repair-library-db` command:
Code:
docker exec <container> YACReaderLibraryServer repair-library-db <library-name-or-path>

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1 day 7 hours ago #10316 by Gnitz
Replied by Gnitz on topic Library won't update anymore
That did the trick - awesome, thank you

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