# Central repository error message

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/central-repository-error-message/1310>\
**Category:** Autopsy Help\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/central-repository-error-message/1310 "2020-04-30T16:31:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![cjhickman1988](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@cjhickman1988](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/cjhickman1988)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/central-repository-error-message/1310/1 "2020-04-30T16:31:26Z")

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I downloaded the latest version of Autopsy (4.14.0) on my Windows 10 machine. When I go to the Options menu to try and configure a central repository (SQLite) and set it to my local desktop, I receive an error message that states the following:

“Failed to read schema minor version for Central Repository. The Central Repository has been disabled.”

Does anyone know how to resolve this? I failed to find anything helpful from Google. Interestingly, I recently had an older version of Autopsy (4.5) installed that did not throw out this error when I followed the same steps.

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**Author:** ![apriestman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/apriestman/32/24_2.png) [@apriestman](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/apriestman)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/central-repository-error-message/1310/2 "2020-04-30T16:35:53Z")

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I believe at some point the Central Repo schema changed in a way that could not be upgraded for newer versions of Autopsy, but I’m not positive. If you made a CR with Autopsy 4.5 and it’s failing to open with 4.14 that may be the issue. Does it work if you try to make a new central repo in a different spot? Or move/delete the one in the default location and make a new one there?

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**Author:** ![cjhickman1988](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@cjhickman1988](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/cjhickman1988)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/central-repository-error-message/1310/3 "2020-04-30T17:02:28Z")

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I tried deleting the older version of Autopsy and the central repository I made with that version before testing the process again on 4.14, but the same error message came up when I used the DEFAULT storage location for the new repository. However, when I changed the default location to a different one on my Desktop it worked. I’m not sure what was wrong with the default location, but all is well now. Thanks for your reply!