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#9519 D1 crashes indefinitely when trying to export database with Virtual Tables (fts5)

Recommendation:KEEP OPEN
Difficulty:n/a
Reasoning:

Platform bug in D1 service (not wrangler). Export fails on FTS5 virtual tables and leaves database permanently inaccessible. Labeled `internal`. Multiple users affected.

Suggested Action:

No action - requires D1 backend team fix. Issue correctly tracked with `internal` label.

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Analysis Report

Issue Review: cloudflare/workers-sdk#9519

Summary

D1 export with virtual tables (FTS5) fails and leaves the database permanently inaccessible.

Findings

  • Created: 2025-06-07
  • Updated: 2025-06-30
  • Version: 4.19.1 → 4.60.0 (wrangler, but irrelevant - this is a platform bug)
  • Component: D1 (platform service)
  • Labels: bug, internal, d1
  • Comments: 2 (users confirming the issue)

Key Evidence

  • Platform bug, not wrangler bug: The internal label indicates this requires Cloudflare Platform support. The error messages ("cannot export databases with Virtual Tables (fts5)" and "Currently processing a long-running export") originate from the D1 service, not wrangler.
  • No fix found: No merged PRs reference this issue. Not mentioned in wrangler changelog.
  • Critical impact: Database becomes completely inaccessible after a failed export attempt - won't respond to queries and won't load in dashboard.
  • Multiple users affected: 2 commenters confirm the issue. One user contacted support and Discord.
  • Cannot reproduce locally: This is a D1 platform service issue - wrangler just proxies commands to the D1 API. No local reproduction is possible.

Recommendation

Status: KEEP OPEN

Reasoning: This is a valid, unresolved bug in the D1 platform service (not wrangler). The internal label correctly indicates it needs Cloudflare Platform team involvement. The issue causes critical data availability problems where a database becomes permanently inaccessible after a failed export. Multiple users are affected.

Action: Keep open. This issue is correctly tagged with internal and is waiting for Cloudflare's D1 platform team to address the export lock state handling. No wrangler changes can fix this - it requires backend D1 service changes.

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