Database Corruption

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Symptoms

• Error messages during bd commands
• “database is locked” errors that persist
• Missing issues that should exist
• Inconsistent database state

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Diagnosis

# Check database integrity
bd doctor

# Check Dolt server health
bd dolt show

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Solution

bd dolt stop

cp -r .beads .beads.backup

bd doctor --dry-run

bd doctor --fix

bd doctor
bd list

dolt sql-server

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Prevention

• Let the Dolt server handle synchronization
• Use bd dolt stop before system shutdown
• Run bd doctor periodically to catch issues early