Issue with latest version
A few days ago, I updated to the latest version (v1.142.1) and my database didn't survive the migration. I have made a backup of the corrupted database and deleted the database file itself. Immich recreated the database when it restarted but there are no photos attached to any of the users. The photos are still in the folders, and I have backups of those as well. Is there an easy way to have Immich rescan the folders? I posted a short version of this question in the main Immich topic and then remembered this was here.
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If this ticket can be closed you can use the /close command, and re-open it later if needed.No. Without the db, there is no re-scan of the upload location. Without the db you will need to re-import everything via the cli or immich-go
Which would be better?
The photos are in the folder that Immich is going to put them in anyway.
Do you not have a recent db dump?
Does it dump it on it's own?
If you didn't turn it off, then yes it defaults to a dump at midnight and will keep a works worth I think
You can look in UPLOAD_LOCATION/bakcups
You should really have backups of your own fwiw
Yes! They do exist. What good are they though as the database apparently changed?
You go back to the version of the dump. Restore, then try the upgrade again.
My backup box died two nights ago, waiting on a replacement power supply...
That is a much easier process than days of pinning your machine trying to upload everything again
At least the backup tells you what version you were on. 🙂
Honestly, TIL 😂
TIL?
Today I learned
I didn't know that the version was in the title
I didn't know it made automatic dumps.
Both learning things
I'll follow the directions to restore the database and if everything works, I'll mark this resolved. If not, I'll be back...
Do I need to delete anything other than the existing database folder?
IT would. You can also post the logs here and can maybe try and deduce what happened before getting rid of old instance
The database is importing now. When it's done, I'm going to shut the container down and make a backup of the database before I fire everything back up.
So, Immich v1.137.3 won't start with the restored database but v1.142.1 does. Did I somehow manage to wind up with the previous version back after I upgraded? Everything is back, exactly as it was.... This is looking like user error and a possible ID10T move....
Your guess is as good as mine in that case 😂
Well, definitely user error. The error it was giving me is the same one that v1.137 was giving me a few minute ago. I figured what the hell and fired it up on latest and it ran perfectly. Now if I could get Frigate sorted out again... 🙂 Not a topic for this discord though...