# Unable to delete repository when database is frozen.. Database not writable on node **URL:** \ **Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository\ **Tags:** nexus-repository, database\ **Created:** [June 5, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737 "2023-06-05T11:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mikhamatta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mikhamatta](https://community.sonatype.com/u/mikhamatta)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/1 "2023-06-05T11:25:32Z")
hi, i get this error when trying to delete or to push to repository: Unable to delete repository when database is frozen… Database not writable on node! any help please? ---
**Author:** ![Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Renitta_Aruldhasan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/2 "2025-05-09T14:24:38Z")
Hi, Still I face this issue. Is there any solution provided already? Could anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![mpiggott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@mpiggott](https://community.sonatype.com/u/mpiggott)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/3 "2025-05-12T14:18:32Z")
The freeze API prevents writing to the database, you’d need to use the REST API to turn it off again. ---
**Author:** ![Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Renitta_Aruldhasan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/4 "2025-05-30T13:05:54Z")
Hi, I have tried to unfreeze the database using API. In addition, tried to delete the frozen.marker file from the path /data/sonatype-work/nexus3. But still unable to delete the repository. Still facing the same error. Could someone help please? ---
**Author:** ![Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Renitta_Aruldhasan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/5 "2025-06-18T16:57:30Z")
Hi, Still I am facing the same problem - unable to delete the repository. Can somebody help on this issue please? ---
**Author:** ![jzora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.sonatype.com/jzora/32/4197_2.png) [@jzora](https://community.sonatype.com/u/jzora)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/6 "2025-06-18T17:19:56Z")
Renitta, Without more information, here are my two best guesses: 1. When you tried to delete the frozen.marker file, was Nexus Repository running? If it was, shut down Nexus Repository and try to delete again. 2. Are you almost out of disk space? If the Nexus Repository application server is almost out of disk space, it may freeze. ---
**Author:** ![Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Renitta_Aruldhasan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/7 "2025-06-19T07:39:38Z")
Hi Jonathan, 1. We deleted the frozen.marker file when Nexus was down. 2. And we have enough disk space too. Please find the /data and /opt paths. In addition, I am attaching the log files, which was taken while attempting to delete a Nexus repo. Unable to attach the logs a file since its throwing ‘new users cannot upload attachments’ error. ![{83E6248E-DC9F-4693-99AF-CCC3839C2060}](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/uploads/communitysonatype/original/2X/c/c96e36a98e857eea57aaf2c9fc5cc47eb4dfec8b.png) ![{CC5A7B13-6923-49E8-92E2-A11587E657A3}](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/uploads/communitysonatype/original/2X/8/8c7a9434528b1d5323b38c52bb1e8f9026115395.png) ![{F337ACDE-202A-4A5D-8EFA-99586776804C}](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/uploads/communitysonatype/original/2X/7/7d74c54417d3cc4c305f9665a111a0c64fe828c3.png) Kindly help. ---
**Author:** ![Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Renitta\_Aruldhasan](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Renitta_Aruldhasan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/8 "2025-07-14T06:10:44Z")
Hi, Can somebody help here please? Regards, Renitta ---
**Author:** ![jzora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.sonatype.com/jzora/32/4197_2.png) [@jzora](https://community.sonatype.com/u/jzora)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/unable-to-delete-repository-when-database-is-frozen-database-not-writable-on-node/10737/10 "2025-07-14T15:18:56Z")
Renitta, First, remember that I’m not official Support. Based on the logs you shared, it’s possible that your database is corrupted. OrientDB database corruption is somewhat common and very hard to diagnose. Unfortunately, there’s no advice I personally can offer you. It may be best to just leave the repository as-is.