Merge pull request #253 from ChuckPa/chuckpa/readme

Minor Update & Correct documentation for v1.12.00

DBRepair.sh

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 #########################################################################
 # Database Repair Utility for Plex Media Server.                        #
 # Maintainer: ChuckPa                                                   #
-# Version:    v1.11.07                                                  #
+# Version:    v1.12.01                                                  #
-# Date:       25-Jun-2025                                               #
+# Date:       21-Oct-2025                                               #
 #########################################################################
 
 # Version for display purposes
-Version="v1.11.07"
+Version="v1.12.01"
 
 # Have the databases passed integrity checks
 CheckedDB=0
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ HostConfig() {
       AppSuppDir="/config"
       PID_FILE="$AppSuppDir/plexmediaserver.pid"
       DBDIR="$AppSuppDir/Plug-in Support/Databases"
-      CACHEDIR="$AppSuppDir/Plex Media Server/Cache/PhotoTranscoder"
+      CACHEDIR="$AppSuppDir/Cache/PhotoTranscoder"
       LOGFILE="$DBDIR/DBRepair.log"
       LOG_TOOL="logger"
 
@@ -1405,6 +1405,183 @@ DoReplace() {
   fi
 }
 
+##### Deflate
+DoDeflate() {
+
+    Damaged=0
+    Fail=0
+
+    # Verify DBs are here
+    if [ ! -e $CPPL.db ]; then
+      Output "No main Plex database exists to deflate. Exiting."
+      WriteLog "Deflate  - No main database - FAIL"
+      Fail=1
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check size
+    Size=$(stat $STATFMT $STATBYTES $CPPL.db)
+
+    # Exit if not valid
+    if [ $Size -lt 300000 ]; then
+      Output "Main database is too small/truncated, deflate is not possible.  Please try restoring a backup. "
+      WriteLog "Deflate  - Main databse too small - FAIL"
+      Fail=1
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Calculate DBsize in GB
+    DBSize=$(( $Size / 1000000000 + 2 ))
+    # Continue
+    DoUpdateTimestamp
+    #Output "Backing up databases using timestamp: $TimeStamp"
+
+    # Make a backup
+    if ! MakeBackups "Deflate"; then
+      Output "Error making backups.  Cannot continue."
+      WriteLog "Deflate - MakeBackups - FAIL"
+      Fail=1
+      return 1
+    else
+      WriteLog "Deflate - MakeBackups - PASS"
+    fi
+
+    # Inform user
+    Output "Starting Deflate (Part 1 of 2 - Repair database table)"
+    Output "Estimated completion is $((DBSize / 3)) minutes but is CPU & I/O speed dependent"
+    Output ""
+    WriteLog "Deflate - Start Deflate Pass 1"
+
+    # Library and blobs successfully exported, create new
+    "$PLEX_SQLITE" "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-BACKUP-$TimeStamp" << EOF
+    -- Exclusive DB access
+    BEGIN IMMEDIATE;
+
+    -- Create new table
+    CREATE TABLE temp_bandwidth (
+      id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+      account_id INTEGER,
+      device_id INTEGER,
+      timespan INTEGER,
+      at INTEGER,
+      lan INTEGER,
+      bytes INTEGER
+    );
+
+    -- Copy good data to new table
+    INSERT INTO temp_bandwidth (
+      account_id, device_id, timespan, at, lan, bytes
+      )
+      SELECT account_id, device_id, timespan, at, COALESCE(lan, 0), bytes
+      FROM statistics_bandwidth WHERE account_id not null;
+
+    -- Swap new for old
+    DROP TABLE statistics_bandwidth;
+    ALTER TABLE temp_bandwidth RENAME TO statistics_bandwidth;
+
+    -- Create Indexes
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_statistics_bandwidth_on_at
+    ON statistics_bandwidth(at);
+
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_statistics_bandwidth_on_account_id_and_timespan_and_at
+    ON statistics_bandwidth(account_id, timespan, at);
+
+    -- Make it so
+    COMMIT;
+EOF
+    Result=$?
+    if [ $Result -ne 0 ]; then
+      Output "Error: Could not correct statistics_bandwidth table (error $Result)"
+      Output "       Please seek additional help"
+      WriteLog "Deflate: Error $Result during dodeflate."
+      Fail=1
+      return $Fail
+    fi
+
+    # Vacuum the DB to the new DB
+    Output "PMS main database successfully repaired."
+    Output "Starting Deflate (Part 2 of 2 - Reduce size)"
+    WriteLog "Deflate - Start Deflate Pass 2"
+
+    "$PLEX_SQLITE" "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-BACKUP-$TimeStamp" \
+      "VACUUM main into '$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-DEFLATE-$TimeStamp'"
+    Result=$?
+
+    # Good result?
+    if [ $Result -eq 0 ]; then
+      Output "PMS main database size reduced."
+      WriteLog "Deflate - PMS main vacuum successful."
+      Output "Verifying PMS main database."
+      if CheckDB "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-DEFLATE-$TimeStamp" ; then
+        SizeStart=$(GetSize "$CPPL.db")
+        SizeFinish=$(GetSize "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-DEFLATE-$TimeStamp")
+        Output "Verification complete.  PMS main database is OK."
+        Output "PMS main database reduced from $SizeStart MB to $SizeFinish MB"
+        WriteLog "Deflate - Verify main database - PASS (Size: ${SizeStart} MB / ${SizeFinish} MB."
+      else
+        Output "Verification complete.  PMS main database import failed."
+        WriteLog "Deflate - Verify main database - FAIL ($SQLerror)"
+        Fail=1
+      fi
+    else
+      Output "Error: Error code $Result while vacuuming PMS main DB file."
+      Output "       Please seek additional help."
+      return $Fail
+    fi
+
+    # If not failed,  move files normally
+    if [ $Fail -eq 0 ]; then
+
+      Output "Saving current main database with '-BLOATED-$TimeStamp'"
+      [ -e $CPPL.db ]        && mv $CPPL.db       "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-BLOATED-$TimeStamp"
+      #[ -e $CPPL.blobs.db ] && mv $CPPL.blobs.db "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.blobs.db-BLOATED-$TimeStamp"
+
+      Output "Making deflated database active"
+      WriteLog "Deflate - Making deflated database active"
+      mv "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-DEFLATE-$TimeStamp"       $CPPL.db
+
+      # Ensure WAL and SHM are gone
+      [ -e $CPPL.blobs.db-wal ] && rm -f $CPPL.blobs.db-wal
+      [ -e $CPPL.blobs.db-shm ] && rm -f $CPPL.blobs.db-shm
+      [ -e $CPPL.db-wal ]       && rm -f $CPPL.db-wal
+      [ -e $CPPL.db-shm ]       && rm -f $CPPL.db-shm
+
+      # Set ownership on new files
+      chmod $Perms $CPPL.db $CPPL.blobs.db
+      chown $Owner $CPPL.db $CPPL.blobs.db
+      Result=$?
+      if [ $Result -ne 0 ]; then
+        Output "ERROR:  Cannot set permissions on new databases. Error $Result"
+        Output "        Please exit tool, keeping temp files, seek assistance."
+        Output "        Use files: $TMPDIR/*-DEFLATE-$TimeStamp"
+        WriteLog "Deflate - Move files - FAIL"
+        Fail=1
+        return 1
+      fi
+
+      # We didn't fail, set CheckedDB status true (passed above checks)
+      CheckedDB=1
+
+      WriteLog "Deflate - Move files - PASS"
+      WriteLog "Deflate - PASS"
+
+
+      Output "PMS main database deflate completed."
+
+
+      SetLast "Deflate" "$TimeStamp"
+      return 0
+    else
+
+      rm -f "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.db-REPAIR-$TimeStamp"
+      rm -f "$TMPDIR/$CPPL.blobs.db-REPAIR-$TimeStamp"
+
+      Output "Deflate has failed.  No files changed"
+      WriteLog "Deflate - $TimeStamp - FAIL"
+      CheckedDB=0
+      return 1
+    fi
+}
 
 ##### VACUUM
 DoVacuum(){
@@ -1655,7 +1832,7 @@ DoStop(){
   else
 
     if IsRunning; then
-     Output "Stopping PMS."
+     Output "Stopping PMS. (60 second max delay)"
     else
      Output "PMS already stopped."
      return 0
@@ -1672,7 +1849,7 @@ DoStop(){
     Count=10
     while IsRunning && [ $Count -gt 0 ]
     do
-      sleep 3
+      sleep 6
       Count=$((Count - 1))
     done
 
@@ -1682,7 +1859,7 @@ DoStop(){
       return 0
     else
       WriteLog "Stop    - FAIL (Timeout)"
-      Output   "Could not stop PMS. PMS did not shutdown within 30 second limit."
+      Output   "Could not stop PMS. PMS did not shutdown within 60 second limit."
     fi
   fi
   return $Result
@@ -2017,12 +2194,11 @@ do
       echo " 10 - 'show'      - Show logfile."
       echo " 11 - 'status'    - Report status of PMS (run-state and databases)."
       echo " 12 - 'undo'      - Undo last successful command."
-
       echo ""
-      echo " 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS."
+      echo " 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS."
+      echo " 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database."
       [ $IgnoreErrors -eq 0 ] && echo " 42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors."
       [ $IgnoreErrors -eq 1 ] && echo " 42 - 'honor'     - Honor all database errors."
-
       echo ""
       echo " 88 - 'update'    - Check for updates."
       echo " 98 - 'quit'      - Quit immediately.  Keep all temporary files."
@@ -2110,6 +2286,7 @@ do
         else
           WriteLog "Check   - FAIL"
           CheckedDB=0
+          continue
         fi
 
         # Now Repair
@@ -2337,6 +2514,59 @@ do
         ;;
 
 
+      # Deflate the DB because Plex isn't doing a good job during scheduled tasks.
+      23|defl*)
+
+        # Check if PMS running
+        if IsRunning; then
+          WriteLog "Deflate - FAIL - PMS runnning"
+          Output   "Unable to deflate.  PMS is running. Please stop PlexMediaServer."
+          continue
+        fi
+
+        # Is there enough room to work
+        if ! FreeSpaceAvailable; then
+          WriteLog "Deflate - FAIL - Insufficient free space on $AppSuppDir"
+          Output   "Error:   Unable to deflate.  Insufficient free space available on $AppSuppDir"
+          Output   "         Space needed = $SpaceNeeded MB,  Space available = $SpaceAvailable MB"
+          continue
+        fi
+
+        # Start auto
+        Output "Check and Deflate started."
+        WriteLog "Deflate - START"
+
+        # Check the databases (forced)
+        Output ""
+        if CheckDatabases "Check  " force ; then
+          WriteLog "Check   - PASS"
+          CheckedDB=1
+        else
+          WriteLog "Check   - FAIL"
+          CheckedDB=0
+        fi
+
+        # Now Deflate
+        Output ""
+        if ! DoDeflate; then
+
+          WriteLog "Deflate - FAIL"
+          CheckedDB=0
+
+          Output "Deflate failed. Please repair using Automatic mode."
+          continue
+        else
+          WriteLog "Deflate - PASS"
+          CheckedDB=1
+        fi
+
+        # All good to here
+        WriteLog "Deflate - PASS"
+        Output   "Deflate successful."
+        Output   "Recommend running "Auto" next to complete optimization of new database."
+        ;;
+
+
       # Records count
       30|coun*)
 
@@ -2408,7 +2638,7 @@ do
                 WriteLog "Restarting after upgrade"
                 Output   "Restarting"
                 export DBRepairRestartedAfterUpdate=1
-                exec "$0" "$@"
+                exec "$ScriptWorkingDirectory/$ScriptName" "$*"
               else
                 Output "Restart to launch updated DBRepair.sh ($LatestVersion)"
                 WriteLog "Update   - Updated to version $LatestVersion."

License.md

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-Copyright (c) 2022, ChuckPa.
+Copyright (c) 2025, ChuckPa.
 
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use the Software for personal use only. The Software may not be modified, merged, published, distributed, sublicensed, and/or used in other form without the express written consent of the author.
+This software is the intellectual property of ChuckPa
+and used in conjunction with Plex Media Server (which is Copyright & Trademark of Plex, Inc.)
+
+It may not be copied, modified, or redistributed in any way without expressly written permission of ChuckPa.
 
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ If sufficient privleges exist (root), and supported by the environment, the opti
 ```
    AUTO(matic)  - Automatically check, repair/optimize, and reindex the databases in one step.
    CHEC(k)      - Check the main and blob databases integrity
+   DEFL(ate)    - Deflate a bloated PMS database (faulty statistics data)
    EXIT         - Exit the utility
    IGNOre/HONOr - Ignore/Honor constraint errors when IMPORTing additional data into DB.
    IMPO(rt)     - Import viewstate / watch history from another database
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ If sufficient privleges exist (root), and supported by the environment, the opti
 
  21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache.
  22 - 'purge'     - Purge (delete) all temporary files left behind by PMS & the transcoder.
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 
  88 - 'update'    - Check for updates.
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ Enter command # -or- command name (4 char min) :
     -------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------
     Apple              | Downloads           |  ~/Downloads
     Arch Linux         | N/A                 |  Anywhere
-    ASUSTOR            | Public              |  /volume1/Public
+    ASUSTOR            | Plex                |  /volume1/Plex
     Binhex             | N/A                 |  Container root (adjacent /config)
     Docker (Plex,LSIO) | N/A                 |  Container root (adjacent /config)
     Hotio              | N/A                 |  Container root (adjacent /config)
@@ -226,19 +228,18 @@ These examples
     3. (6)  Reindex - Generate new indexes so PMS doesn't need to at startup
     4. (99) Exit
 
-  C. Database sizes excessively large when compared to amount of media indexed (item count)
+  D. Database sizes excessively large/bloated when compared to amount of media indexed (item count)
-    1. (3)  Check   - Make certain both databases are fully intact  (repair if needed)
+    1. (23) Deflate - Correct the known problem with a database table and recover the wasted space.
-    2. (4)  Vacuum  - Instruct SQLite to rebuild its tables and recover unused space.
+    2. (2)  Auto    - Perform automated check, repair, and reindex of the deflated database
-    3. (6)  Reindex - Rebuild Indexes.
     4. (99) Exit
 
-  D. User interface has become 'sluggish' as more media was added
+  E. User interface has become 'sluggish' as more media was added
     1. (3)  Check   - Confirm there is no database damage
     2. (5)  Repair  - You are not really repairing.  You are rebuilding the DB in perfect sorted order.
     3. (6)  Reindex - Rebuild Indexes.
     4. (99) Exit
 
-  E. Undo
+  F. Undo
     Undo is a special case where you need the utility to backup ONE step.
     This is rarely needed.  The only time you might want/need to backup one step is if Replace leaves you worse off
     than you were before. In this case, UNDO then Repair.  Undo can only undo the single most-recent action.
@@ -268,14 +269,10 @@ Attention:
    --  This is for when DB operations keep getting worse and you don't know what to do.
        "99" is an old 'Get Smart' TV series reference where agent 99 would try to save agent 86 from harm.
 
-  "99" was originally going to be "Quit immediately save all files" but development feedback
+  Community feedback has resulted in:
-  resulted in this configuration
 
-  "Exit" is the preferred method to leave.
+    "99" or "Exit" - Preferred way to exit and cleanup temp databases
-
+    "98" or "Quit" - Get out now without deleting the temp databases (Usually used only during unexpected failures)
-  "Quit" was desired instead of "99" but there are those who didn't understand the difference or references.
-
-  If community feedback wants both "Quit. save temps" and "Exit, delete temps", behavior is easily changed.
 
   Also please be aware the script understands interactive versus scripted mode.
 
@@ -352,7 +349,9 @@ Select
  11 - 'status'    - Report status of PMS (run-state and databases).
  12 - 'undo'      - Undo last successful command.
 
- 21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache.
+ 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS.
+ 22 - 'purge'     - Remove unused temp files.
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 
  88 - 'update'    - Check for updates.
@@ -380,7 +379,9 @@ Select
  11 - 'status'    - Report status of PMS (run-state and databases).
  12 - 'undo'      - Undo last successful command.
 
- 21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache.
+ 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS.
+ 22 - 'purge'     - Remove unused temp files.
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 
  88 - 'update'    - Check for updates.
@@ -434,7 +435,9 @@ Select
  11 - 'status'    - Report status of PMS (run-state and databases).
  12 - 'undo'      - Undo last successful command.
 
- 21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache.
+ 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS.
+ 22 - 'purge'     - Remove unused temp files.
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 
  88 - 'update'    - Check for updates.
@@ -462,7 +465,9 @@ Select
  11 - 'status'    - Report status of PMS (run-state and databases).
  12 - 'undo'      - Undo last successful command.
 
- 21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache.
+ 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS.
+ 22 - 'purge'     - Remove unused temp files.
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 
  88 - 'update'    - Check for updates.
@@ -493,7 +498,9 @@ Select
  11 - 'status'    - Report status of PMS (run-state and databases).
  12 - 'undo'      - Undo last successful command.
 
- 21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache.
+ 21 - 'prune'     - Remove old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache & all temp files left by PMS.
+ 22 - 'purge'     - Remove unused temp files.
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 
  88 - 'update'    - Check for updates.
@@ -640,6 +647,13 @@ root@lizum:/sata/plex/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases#
 
   Checks the integrity of the Plex main and blobs databases.
 
+### Deflate
+
+  Repairs a known error in the PMS main database "statistics_bandwidth" table.
+  After repairing it,  it purges all the errant data from the table (reducing DB size)
+
+  This task can take a significant amount of time.  It's frequently used when the DB size is an order of magnitude above what it should be (e.g.  31 GB vs 206 MB).  Reductions from 134 GB to 210 MB have been realized.
+
 ### Exit
 
   Exits the utility and removes all temporary database files created during processing.
@@ -817,55 +831,77 @@ root@lizum:/sata/plex/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases#
   1.  Remove the environment variable.
   2.  Run DBRepair again using "automatic".  Your databases will revert to the host OS's default.
 
-### Usage:  (Linux example shown)
+### Usage:  (QNAP example shown)
 
 ```
 # export DBREPAIR_PAGESIZE=65534
-# ./DBRepair.sh stop auto start exit
+# ./DBRepair.sh stop deflate auto start exit
 
 
 
-      Database Repair Utility for Plex Media Server (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS)
+      Database Repair Utility for Plex Media Server  (QNAP)
-                       Version v1.03.01
+                       Version v1.12.00
 
 
-[2024-01-14 17.25.35] Stopping PMS.
+[2025-10-21 16.54.00] PMS already stopped.
-[2024-01-14 17.25.35] Stopped PMS.
 
-[2024-01-14 17.25.35] Automatic Check,Repair,Index started.
+[2025-10-21 16.54.00] Check and Deflate started.
-[2024-01-14 17.25.35]
+[2025-10-21 16.54.00]
-[2024-01-14 17.25.35] Checking the PMS databases
+[2025-10-21 16.54.00] Checking the PMS databases
-[2024-01-14 17.25.48] Check complete.  PMS main database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 16.54.19] Check complete.  PMS main database is OK.
-[2024-01-14 17.25.48] Check complete.  PMS blobs database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 16.54.21] Check complete.  PMS blobs database is OK.
-[2024-01-14 17.25.48]
+[2025-10-21 16.54.21]
-[2024-01-14 17.25.48] Exporting current databases using timestamp: 2024-01-14_17.25.35
+[2025-10-21 16.54.21] Backup current databases with '-BACKUP-2025-10-21_16.54.21' timestamp.
-[2024-01-14 17.25.48] Exporting Main DB
+[2025-10-21 16.56.29] Starting Deflate (Part 1 of 2 - Repair database table)
-[2024-01-14 17.25.59] Exporting Blobs DB
+[2025-10-21 16.56.29] Estimated completion is approx 6 minutes but is CPU & I/O speed dependent
-[2024-01-14 17.26.00] Successfully exported the main and blobs databases.  Proceeding to import into new databases.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.29]
-[2024-01-14 17.26.00] Importing Main DB.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.30] PMS main database successfully repaired.
-[2024-01-14 17.26.00] Setting Plex SQLite page size (65536)
+[2025-10-21 16.56.30] Starting Deflate (Part 2 of 2 - Reduce size)
-[2024-01-14 17.26.29] Importing Blobs DB.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.35] PMS main database size reduced.
-[2024-01-14 17.26.29] Setting Plex SQLite page size (65536)
+[2025-10-21 16.56.35] Verifying PMS main database.
-[2024-01-14 17.26.30] Successfully imported databases.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.50] Verification complete.  PMS main database is OK.
-[2024-01-14 17.26.30] Verifying databases integrity after importing.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.50] PMS main database reduced from 31586 MB to 206 MB
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Verification complete.  PMS main database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] Saving current main database with '-BLOATED-2025-10-21_16.54.21'
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Verification complete.  PMS blobs database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] Making deflated database active
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Saving current databases with '-BACKUP-2024-01-14_17.25.35'
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] PMS main database deflate completed.
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Making repaired databases active
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] Deflate successful.
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Repair complete. Please check your library settings and contents for completeness.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] Recommend running Auto next to complete optimization of new database.
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Recommend:  Scan Files and Refresh all metadata for each library section.
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43]
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Backing up of databases
-[2024-01-14 17.27.43] Backup current databases with '-BACKUP-2024-01-14_17.27.43' timestamp.
-[2024-01-14 17.27.44] Reindexing main database
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Reindexing main database successful.
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Reindexing blobs database
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Reindexing blobs database successful.
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Reindex complete.
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Automatic Check, Repair/optimize, & Index successful.
 
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Starting PMS.
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] Automatic Check,Repair,Index started.
-[2024-01-14 17.28.08] Started PMS
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51]
+[2025-10-21 16.56.51] Checking the PMS databases
+[2025-10-21 16.57.04] Check complete.  PMS main database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 16.57.05] Check complete.  PMS blobs database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 16.57.05]
+[2025-10-21 16.57.05] Exporting current databases using timestamp: 2025-10-21_16.56.51
+[2025-10-21 16.57.05] Exporting Main DB
+[2025-10-21 16.57.24] Exporting Blobs DB
+[2025-10-21 16.59.18] Successfully exported the main and blobs databases.
+[2025-10-21 16.59.18] Start importing into new databases.
+[2025-10-21 16.59.18] Importing Main DB.
+[2025-10-21 16.59.18] Setting Plex SQLite page size (65536)
+[2025-10-21 17.00.19] Importing Blobs DB.
+[2025-10-21 17.00.19] Setting Plex SQLite page size (65536)
+[2025-10-21 17.00.32] Successfully imported databases.
+[2025-10-21 17.00.32] Verifying databases integrity after importing.
+[2025-10-21 17.01.59] Verification complete.  PMS main database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Verification complete.  PMS blobs database is OK.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Saving current databases with '-BACKUP-2025-10-21_16.56.51'
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Making repaired databases active
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Repair complete. Please check your library settings and contents for completeness.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Recommend:  Scan Files and Refresh all metadata for each library section.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01]
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Backing up of databases
+[2025-10-21 17.02.01] Backup current databases with '-BACKUP-2025-10-21_17.02.01' timestamp.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.02] Reindexing main database
+[2025-10-21 17.02.13] Reindexing main database successful.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.13] Reindexing blobs database
+[2025-10-21 17.02.14] Reindexing blobs database successful.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.14] Reindex complete.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.14] Automatic Check, Repair/optimize, & Index successful.
+
+[2025-10-21 17.02.14] Starting PMS.
+[2025-10-21 17.02.14] Started PMS
 
 #
 ```
@@ -939,6 +975,8 @@ Select
 
  21 - 'prune'     - Prune (remove) old image files (jpeg,jpg,png) from PhotoTranscoder cache older than specific age.
  22 - 'purge'     - Purge (remove) all temporary files left by PMS & Transcoder in Temp Dir.'
+ 23 - 'deflate'   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database.
+
 
  42 - 'ignore'    - Ignore duplicate/constraint errors.
 

ReleaseNotes

@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@
 ![Maintenance](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintained-Yes-green.svg)
 
 # Release Info:
+v1.12.00
+
+  1. Deflate capability   - Deflate a bloated PMS main database and retain bandwidth statistics.
+                            Recommended usage:  "Deflate" followed by "Auto" to optimize the DB after reduction.
+                          - Method changed to reconstruction of bandwidth table versus selective copy.
+                            This results in correct operation of bandwidth statistics functionality
+                            as well as significantly improved performance.
+
+  2. ASUSTOR              - Documentation error README.md corrected
+
+
+v1.11.09
+
+  1. HotIO Paths          - Path defined for Cache dir (and PhotoTranscoder) incorrect.  Fixed.
+
+v1.11.08
+
+  1. Restart after update - Sometimes restart after update would reference the wrong path. Fixed.
+
 v1.11.07
 
   1. Add support FreeBSD  - Add support for FreeBSD (14+)