prestodb/presto · error · OrcCorruptionException

Invalid file footer

Error message

Invalid file footer

What it means

ORC metadata-reading error: parsing the file footer protobuf failed (InvalidProtocolBufferException), wrapped as 'Invalid file footer'. The footer (stripe directory) region is unreadable — typically corruption or truncation of the tail of the ORC file.

Source

Thrown at presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/metadata/ExceptionWrappingMetadataReader.java:84

        catch (InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
            throw new OrcCorruptionException(e, orcDataSourceId, "Invalid file metadata");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Footer readFooter(HiveWriterVersion hiveWriterVersion,
            InputStream inputStream,
            DwrfEncryptionProvider dwrfEncryptionProvider,
            DwrfKeyProvider dwrfKeyProvider,
            OrcDataSource orcDataSource,
            Optional<OrcDecompressor> decompressor)
            throws OrcCorruptionException, IOException
    {
        try {
            return delegate.readFooter(hiveWriterVersion, inputStream, dwrfEncryptionProvider, dwrfKeyProvider, orcDataSource, decompressor);
        }
        catch (InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
            throw new OrcCorruptionException(e, orcDataSourceId, "Invalid file footer");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public StripeFooter readStripeFooter(OrcDataSourceId orcDataSourceId, List<OrcType> types, InputStream inputStream)
            throws IOException
    {
        try {
            return delegate.readStripeFooter(orcDataSourceId, types, inputStream);
        }
        catch (InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
            throw new OrcCorruptionException(e, orcDataSourceId, "Invalid stripe footer");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public List<RowGroupIndex> readRowIndexes(HiveWriterVersion hiveWriterVersion, InputStream inputStream, List<HiveBloomFilter> bloomFilters)
            throws OrcCorruptionException, IOException

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Solutions

1. Verify file completeness and size
2. Check storage-level integrity (HDFS block checksums, S3 ETag)
3. Restore the file from source data

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/metadata/ExceptionWrappingMetadataReader.java:84 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of prestodb/presto@55bb57d202 (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6abd49a1ee9a2f9e. Report an issue: GitHub.