Hello everyone,
I’m running Home Assistant 8.3 on a Home Assistant Yellow with SSD storage. I’m having a persistent issue with ghost Eve Light Switch devices reappearing immediately after I delete the Matter integration and re-add it.
Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
- Deleted the Matter integration and removed devices via the UI; the old devices still reappear after re-adding the integration.
- Tried purging the database completely using
recorder.purgeservice withkeep_days: 0. This clears history but does not remove ghost devices. - I cannot access the hidden
.storagefolder via the File Editor to manually remove device registry entries (core.device_registryandcore.entity_registry). - I have Samba Share installed and accessible, but I am unsure how to safely edit those JSON registry files to remove ghost devices.
- Factory resetting my Home Assistant Yellow with SSD feels complicated and I’m hesitant to do it without proper guidance.
My goal:
To completely remove ghost Eve Matter devices from Home Assistant so I can do a fresh and clean integration with both Google Home voice control and the Eve app environment.
Specific questions:
- Can someone provide a clear, step-by-step guide on safely editing
.storage/core.device_registryand.storage/core.entity_registryvia Samba to remove ghost devices without corrupting the files? - Is there any way I can fully reset the Matter device registry without factory resetting my entire Home Assistant Yellow?
- Are there known best practices for adding Eve devices to Home Assistant Matter integration, especially for users also using Google Home and the Eve app?
- If a factory reset is my only option, can someone provide the simplest possible step-by-step instructions for safely factory resetting Home Assistant Yellow with SSD?
Thanks in advance for any help!