spacedriveapp/spacedrive · warning · anyhow::Error

Invalid sidecar status

Error message

Invalid sidecar status: {}

What it means

Converting the sidecar row's status string into its typed enum via TryInto failed; the passthrough error names the invalid status. The stored status is not a value this build recognizes, which aborts the availability listing for that content.

Solutions

1. Inspect and normalize status values in the sidecar table for the affected rows
2. Skip rows with unknown statuses and log a warning rather than failing the listing
3. Migrate status values on upgrade whenever the enum changes

Example fix

// before
let status = sidecar.status.as_str().try_into().map_err(|e: String| anyhow::anyhow!(e))?;

// after
let Ok(status) = SidecarStatus::try_from(sidecar.status.as_str()) else {
    warn!(status = %sidecar.status, "unknown sidecar status, skipping row");
    continue;
};

let known: Vec<&SidecarRow> = rows.iter().filter(|r| SidecarStatus::try_from(r.status.as_str()).is_ok()).collect();

fn is_known_sidecar_status(value: &str) -> bool {
    SidecarStatus::try_from(value).is_ok()
}

match SidecarStatus::try_from(sidecar.status.as_str()) {
    Ok(status) => { /* use it */ }
    Err(_) => {
        warn!(status = %sidecar.status, "unknown sidecar status, skipping row");
        continue;
    }
}

When it happens

Trigger: A status written by a different version (statuses added or renamed); imported or hand-edited sidecar rows; partial writes leaving malformed status text.

Common situations: Version upgrades changing the status set; sync conflicts writing statuses the local build cannot parse.

Related errors

• Invalid sidecar format
• Invalid category
• Invalid event type
• Invalid severity
• Entry not found

AI-assisted analysis of spacedriveapp/spacedrive@6dfeccf211 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/64e5929f4c43c8aa. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at core/src/service/sidecar_manager.rs:176

					&SidecarVariant::new(&sidecar.variant),
					&sidecar
						.format
						.as_str()
						.try_into()
						.map_err(|e: String| anyhow::anyhow!(e))?,
				)
				.await?;

			entry.insert(
				sidecar.variant.clone(),
				SidecarPresence {
					local: true,
					path: Some(path.relative_path),
					status: sidecar
						.status
						.as_str()
						.try_into()
						.map_err(|e: String| anyhow::anyhow!(e))?,
					devices: vec![],
				},
			);
		}

		// Query availability on other devices
		let availability = SidecarAvailability::find()
			.filter(sidecar_availability::Column::ContentUuid.is_in(content_uuids.to_vec()))
			.filter(sidecar_availability::Column::Kind.eq(kind.as_str()))
			.filter(
				sidecar_availability::Column::Variant.is_in(variants.iter().map(|v| v.as_str())),
			)
			.filter(sidecar_availability::Column::Has.eq(true))
			.all(db.conn())
			.await?;

		// Add remote device availability
		for avail in availability {

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