# Corrupted item pointer during backup process

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/corrupted-item-pointer-during-backup-process/151680>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [May 16, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/corrupted-item-pointer-during-backup-process/151680 "2020-05-16T10:14:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/corrupted-item-pointer-during-backup-process/151680/2 "2020-05-16T23:18:47Z")

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Looks like a corrupt database to me based on the error message?

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