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Need UNRAIDs assistance. 7.3 upgrade trashed my Plex server... which is its primary use case. (Tower 01 of 03)

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Hi all,

I don’t like rants or whiny messages, which is why I waited over a week to post.

I upgrade from 6.9 to 7.3. I did the prep, I read the instructions, and once again major issues (same thing happened in an earlier 6.x upgrade). I did not receive any error messages during or after the upgrade. The issues always are around my Plex install; it is 99% of the use for this server (~100 Tb).

This time is worse… my Plex database appears to be corrupted, I cannot add any new movies/shows/etc to the Plex system. I can no longer watch any of the remaining movies/shows/etc. Friends can no longer authenticate to watch anything either.

I am hoping that the appdata backup with unraid Connect app did its job and my accurate Plex db is sitting somewhere. I have two other servers to update, but am not doing anything until this is resolved. I am seeking assistance (UNRAID) with this mess, please. I have not attached any files/logs/etc. as I am frankly tired of guessing what is needed.

Thank you,

Jeff

Edited by TechMed
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  • TechMed changed the title to Need UNRAIDs assistance. 7.3 upgrade trashed my Plex server... which is its primary use case. (Tower 01 of 03)
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@MowMdown thank you for responding. Diags attached.

(I did manage to get the Plex Docker to start by RE-installing the Nvidia driver. If I need to post an updated Diag, let me know. Thank you again.)

Screenshot 2026-05-26 at 19-08-02 Tower01_UpdateContainer.png

Screenshot 2026-05-26 at 18-01-48 Tower01_UpdateContainer.png

text error warn system array login

kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]

kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]

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Stopping Plex Media Server.

[cont-finish.d] executing container finish scripts...

[cont-finish.d] done.

[s6-finish] waiting for services.

[s6-finish] sending all processes the TERM signal.

[s6-finish] sending all processes the KILL signal and exiting.

[s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc...exited 0.

[s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms...exited 0.

[fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes...

[fix-attrs.d] done.

[cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts...

[cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: executing...

[cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: exited 0.

[cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: executing...

[cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: exited 0.

[cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: executing...

[cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: exited 0.

[cont-init.d] done.

[services.d] starting services

Starting Plex Media Server.

[services.d] done.

Critical: libusb_init failed

Stopping Plex Media Server.

[cont-finish.d] executing container finish scripts...

[cont-finish.d] done.

[s6-finish] waiting for services.

[s6-finish] sending all processes the TERM signal.

[s6-finish] sending all processes the KILL signal and exiting.

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tower01-diagnostics-20260526-1800.zip

Edited by TechMed

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I dont really see anything wrong or any errors logged. Everything looks fine from what I see.

The only two critiques I have are you have appdata and system shares on some of your array HDDs instead of being cache only, Consider addressing this:

appdata                           shareUseCache="prefer"  # Share exists on cache, disk12, disk13
system                            shareUseCache="prefer"  # Share exists on cache, disk9
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13 hours ago, MowMdown said:

I dont really see anything wrong or any errors logged. Everything looks fine from what I see.

The only two critiques I have are you have appdata and system shares on some of your array HDDs instead of being cache only, Consider addressing this:

appdata                           shareUseCache="prefer"  # Share exists on cache, disk12, disk13
system                            shareUseCache="prefer"  # Share exists on cache, disk9

@MowMdown

Geez...that's disappointing actually.

As for the appdata/system shares that is strange though. I have paid close attention to this since back when there 4 options. I will look into this and change them back.

So as for the Plex wreck, who would you suggest I reach out to so as to try and figure how to proceed without losing any of my actual data. If I have to go through the pain of a fresh install of Plex, I would like to be able to get some direction.

Thank you for your time.

Jeff

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On 6/8/2026 at 2:28 PM, TechMed said:

appdata backup with unraid Connect

Unraid Connect doesn't backup appdata. You have appdata backup plugin installed for that.

This might be useful to you:

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Thanks @trurl for the db repair option. Read it all, installed it, ran it, but alas it did not restore my db; at least to its original state.

I suppose, grudgingly, I am relegated to re-installing Plex from scratch.

That said, other than deleting the Plex folder, is there anything within 'system' I need to remove as well? I am guessing I will need to delete and create a new Docker.img file as well, correct?

I suppose I am asking what all needs to go to get a fresh install of Plex?

Thanks again!

[edit] Oh...I did search for any "uninstall" or reinstall" options; couldn't find anything specific.

Edited by TechMed

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https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/troubleshooting/common-issues/docker-troubleshooting/

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Hi @trurl - I tried that a while back and all it did was replace the existing broken instance. My logic, which may very well be incorrect, makes me think I need to reinstall Plex from scratch. Ergo, removing all traces of the program before installing again. Thoughts? Thanks again for your assistance.

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If you can't get the db repaired you will have to replace plex appdata with a backup or delete plex appdata and start over.

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*** CLOSED ***

@trurl

*sigh that's what I was afraid of.

Still would like to know what happened during the unraid OS update that hosed it.

Many thanks again for trying to help...it is appreciated!

Edited by TechMed

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8 minutes ago, TechMed said:

*** CLOSED ***

@trurl

*sigh that's what I was afraid of.

Still would like to know what happened during the unraid OS update that hosed it.

no obvious reason the upgrade would cause a problem. Would need logs taken at the time to try and work out the reason.

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