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failed to move damaged sqlite state database files into a ba

Error message

failed to move damaged sqlite state database files into a backup folder: {backup_err}; original error: {original_error}

What it means

Error "failed to move damaged sqlite state database files into a backup folder: {backup_err}; original error: {original_error}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs:1279

        {
            return Err(err);
        }

        if !attempted_backups.insert(database_path.clone()) {
            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
                "failed to initialize sqlite state runtime after moving damaged database file into a backup folder: {err}"
            ));
        }

        let original_error = err.to_string();
        emit_state_db_backup_warning(&format!(
            "Codex local database at {} appears damaged. Moving it into a backup folder so the app server can rebuild it from saved data.",
            database_path.display()
        ));
        let backups = codex_state::backup_runtime_db_for_fresh_start(database_path.as_path())
            .await
            .map_err(|backup_err| {
                anyhow::anyhow!(
                    "failed to move damaged sqlite state database files into a backup folder: {backup_err}; original error: {original_error}"
                )
            })?;
        for backup in &backups {
            emit_state_db_backup_warning(&format!(
                "Moved damaged Codex local database file {} to {}",
                backup.original_path.display(),
                backup.backup_path.display()
            ));
        }
        if let Some(first_backup) = backups.first()
            && let Some(backup_folder) = first_backup.backup_path.parent()
        {
            recovered_databases.push(RecoveredSqliteDatabase {
                database_path: first_backup.original_path.display().to_string(),
                backup_folder: backup_folder.display().to_string(),
            });
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs:1279 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b881eb031a4da35c. Report an issue: GitHub.