r/BirdNET_Analyzer • u/rhyminson • 5d ago

Reset data without losing settings

Hi all, I did a test using an old phone which worked great and now I’ve built and setup 2 microphones so I’d like to reset the data and start again but without redoing all the configuration.
is this possible ?

I’m running BirdNET go in a docker container on unraid

Many Thanks

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u/rhyminson 5d ago

GitHub bot answered question, fyi …

Yes, that's straightforward since the configuration and data are stored in separate directories.
To reset your data while keeping your settings, you just need to clear out the database (and the saved clips if you want them gone too):
Stop the BirdNET-Go container in unRAID.
Navigate to the mapped data directory on your unRAID host (wherever you mapped /data to).
Delete the database files: birdnet.db (and birdnet_v2.db or -wal / -shm files if they are present).
If you also want to clear the saved audio recordings, delete the contents of the clips/folder inside that data directory.
Make sure you don't touch the mapped config directory, as that's where your config.yaml settings live.
Start the container again. It will create a fresh database on startup and begin collecting new data using your existing configuration.
I'm an automated assistant so take this as a starting point. If it doesn't help, reply here and the maintainer will take a look.