spacedriveapp/spacedrive · error · anyhow::Error

Multiple libraries found; please specify --library <UUID>

Error message

Multiple libraries found; please specify --library <UUID>

What it means

Error "Multiple libraries found; please specify --library <UUID>" thrown in spacedriveapp/spacedrive.

Source

Thrown at apps/cli/src/domains/index/mod.rs:45

	ResetCache,
}

pub async fn run(ctx: &Context, cmd: IndexCmd) -> Result<()> {
	match cmd {
		IndexCmd::Start(args) => {
			let library_id = if let Some(id) = args.library {
				id
			} else {
				let libs: Vec<sd_core::ops::libraries::list::output::LibraryInfo> = execute_core_query!(
					ctx,
					sd_core::ops::libraries::list::query::ListLibrariesInput {
						include_stats: false
					}
				);
				match libs.len() {
					0 => anyhow::bail!("No libraries found; specify --library after creating one"),
					1 => libs[0].id,
					_ => anyhow::bail!("Multiple libraries found; please specify --library <UUID>"),
				}
			};

			let input = args.to_input(library_id)?;
			if let Err(errors) = input.validate() {
				anyhow::bail!(errors.join("; "));
			}

			let out: JobId = execute_action!(ctx, input);
			print_output!(ctx, out, |_| {
				println!("Indexing request submitted");
			});
		}
		IndexCmd::QuickScan(args) => {
			let libs: Vec<sd_core::ops::libraries::list::output::LibraryInfo> = execute_core_query!(
				ctx,
				sd_core::ops::libraries::list::query::ListLibrariesInput {
					include_stats: false

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/cli/src/domains/index/mod.rs:45 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spacedriveapp/spacedrive@6dfeccf211 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/47bb365b3ba036e0. Report an issue: GitHub.