# What happened to my Databases?

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [August 7, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421 "2026-08-07T19:31:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/ja_acov/32/36676_2.png) [@Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Ja_acov)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421/1 "2026-08-07T19:31:36Z")

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![Screenshot 2026-08-07 at 12.29.50](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/1/1/11fa195c0476dfe3597edbbcab4f30b7b532561d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/korm)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421/2 "2026-08-07T19:38:33Z")

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What do you mean “what happened to my Databases”? Mind reading is not a strong suit of this forum.

To open a database from **Recent Databases** double click the database name.

If something is truly broken, click **Help \> Contact Us.** Lost or broken databases are not a problem the forum can solve easily if at all.

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**Author:** ![Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/ja_acov/32/36676_2.png) [@Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Ja_acov)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421/3 "2026-08-07T20:02:00Z")

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![DEVONthink - Pink Data base](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/1/a/1a8dac0f8dacd4196afe24e136cbb7dd8c8a05b7.jpeg)  
I double click on the database in pink highlight and it does not open

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**Author:** ![Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/ja_acov/32/36676_2.png) [@Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Ja_acov)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421/4 "2026-08-07T20:19:50Z")

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Everything good now. I now have all my four databases back. So for the impulse deed. DEVONthink is my support system. Thanks again Korm!

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**Author:** ![troejgaard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@troejgaard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/troejgaard)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421/5 "2026-08-07T20:40:19Z")

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The database _is_ open. It appears to be empty. You didn’t tell us what you expected to find there, so I don’t understand what the issue is (or was).

 ![SCR-20260807-markup](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/1/5/150b09812b2863f5ec4877a6c120e445d05f69bb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/ja_acov/32/36676_2.png) [@Ja\_acov](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Ja_acov)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-happened-to-my-databases/87421/6 "2026-08-08T18:15:37Z")

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Under Open Databases, I clicked on it and did not open. I can’t explain it. Few minutes later, all the databases showed up. I acted on emotion. Everything is working now.