Roon Server/Roon failing to start after updating to build 1167

There have been a few reports that after updating to Roon and/or RoonServer to build 1167, the Roon Core fails to start with the following error contained in logs:

Application Domain:    RoonAppliance

Assembly Codebase:     file:///opt/RoonServer/Appliance/RoonAppliance.dll

Assembly Full Name:    RoonAppliance, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null

   Exception Source:      RoonBase

   Exception Type:        System.Exception

   Exception Target Site: Bit.GetString

   Exception Message:     bit roon.broker.test.partialbits3 is not a string

   Exception Data:        none

A hotfix to address this issue has been released with Roon build 1169, but if you were impacted by this issue and your Roon/RoonServer Core is not starting properly, please follow the below instructions to correct this issue:

Roon Core running on Nucleus/ROCK

1. Stop RoonServer process on the RoonOS Web Interface
   
   
   

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2. Go to your Nucleus or ROCK Database Location via another PC on the network – instructions

3. Go to Database/Registry/Core

4. Delete the file called bits

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5. Start RoonServer again from the Web Interface again

Roon Core running on Windows

1. Close out of the Roon app and RoonServer app (if in use) in the system tray 
2. Locate your Roon or RoonServer Database.

• Open Windows File Explorer and click on the header (address bar)
• Type or paste the following into the header/address bar (depending on your install type):
  %localappdata%/Roon
  or 
  %localappdata%/RoonServer
• This will take you to your RoonServer or Roon folder, this is your Roon Database:

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3. In your Database folder, locate the following folder: /Registry/Core
4. Remove the file called bits:

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5. Start Roon or RoonServer again

Roon Core running on macOS

1. Close out of the Roon app and RoonServer app (if in use) in the system tray 

2. Locate your Roon or RoonServer Database

   • Open Finder and click Go in the top bar

   • Hold down the Option key (or Alt)(⌥) to unhide the Library folder

   • Click the Library folder

   • Find and open the RoonServer or Roon folder, depending on which you are using on your Mac. This is your Roon Database.
     
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3. In the Database folder, locate the following folder: Registry/Core

4. Delete the file called bits

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5. Start Roon or RoonServer again
   

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