Error: Could not load broken JSON: /data/cache/platformio/platforms/espressif32/.piopm

ESPHome
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While running an upgrade of one my ESPHome integrations, my freshly installed N2+ restarted unexpectedly. It did recover normally, but now my ESPHome build structure is broken. Find below the error when after I performed “Clean Build Files” I try to run “Install” again:

INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/zolder-esp.yaml...
INFO Generating C++ source...
INFO Compiling app...
Processing zolder-esp (board: mhetesp32devkit; framework: arduino; platform: platformio/espressif32 @ 5.2.0)
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Error: Could not load broken JSON: /data/cache/platformio/platforms/espressif32/.piopm

I’m having a hard time to find a solution to this issue.
Tried already cleaning up the /config/esphome/.esphome. I guess I need to hook up keyboard to N2+ to debug from the console… Any suggestions?

Best regards

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Or use ssh

Try deleting the file causing the error.

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OK, finally took the time to really look into it.

First enabled the “SSH access to the host” via USB procedure, so I could access it remotely without the need for console next time.
Then entered the ESPHome docker container: docker exec -it addon_<id>_esphome /bin/bash. There I first performed pio system prune but this didn’t cleanup the /data/cache/platformio/platforms/espressif32 directory structure.
So, I moved on to the manual process and deleted the platformio directory: rm -rf /data/cache/platformio. Then I exited the container and restarted the ESPHome container: docker container restart addon_<id>_esphome.

Then a new Install of one of my ESPHome integrations via home-assistant interface and voila! successful again. :wink:

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Hi, I am getting this error : Error: Could not load broken JSON: /data/cache/platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif8266/.piopm
with the ESPhome version 2022.12.3 and I don’t know how to solve it. I tried to connect my Wemos D1 mini directly to the RPI or to a PC but same error, idem with an ESP32.
Can you help ?

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after that, perform the update. it worked for me.

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None of the above steps work for me…
Any more input? I just migrated from Pi3 to 4, had this issue since then

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Just had the same issue, I pulled HA power supply while esphome was compiling, the easiest way is to uninstall and then install esphome addon,!!remember to backup your esphome projects before uninstalling!!