ipfs / ipfs/kubo

Integrity checks and recovery

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Description

If I were to pin a file/directory e.g. `ipfs pin add /ipfs/QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG` and the `~/.ipfs` directory were to get **corrupted or edited** for whatever reason. Trying to access these files would lead to the error
`Error: incorrectly formatted merkledag node: Unmarshal failed. unexpected EOF`

I cant even run an `ipfs pin rm /ipfs/QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG`
The easiest way to fix this is to delete the `.ipfs` directory and run `ipfs init`.
It would be great if there was a repair command or something automatic.

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the corruption scenario with `ipfs pin add`, access to the pinned path, and `ipfs pin rm`, then compare the failure with recreating the repository via `ipfs init`. The issue is complete when corrupted or edited `~/.ipfs` data can be diagnosed and recovered through a defined repair command or automatic recovery path without deleting the directory.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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