Upgrading to the latest version corrupted logs_2.sqlite and codex app wouldn't restart
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 21, 2026 by latentflip Closed May 21, 2026
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Version 26.519.22136 (3003)
What subscription do you have?
Pro plan
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
I just updated the app to the latest version, and it wouldn't relaunch, just gave me this error:
The app cannot finish launching until its SQLite database is accessible. Database path: Path unavailable in app-server startup error Close other Codex applications, then click Retry to check whether access has been restored. Error: (code=1, signal=null). Most recent error: Error: failed to initialize sqlite state runtime under /Users/latentflip/.codex: failed to initialize state runtime at /Users/latentflip/.codex: error returned from database: (code: 26) file is not a database
I tracked it down to logs_2.sqlite being corrupted somehow. I renamed that and things seem to have started okay now.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
N/A I can't.
What is the expected behavior?
Updating the app shouldn't corrupt sqlite files.
Additional information
_No response_
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