orphan entities - unable to delete, even after cleaning core.entity_registry | Home Assistant | Page 1

empty summit Jan 8, 2025, 12:31 PM

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HA 2025.1.1
I changed the entity_id of an entity from

binary_sensor.motion_sensor_bath1
to
binary_sensor.motion_sensor_bath_1

After saving and restarting HA, both sensors now exist!
If I choose the settings gear for the first, HA says;
This entity ('binary_sensor.motion_sensor_bath1') does not have a unique ID, therefore its settings cannot be managed from the UI
The other entity appears to be OK.
I'm unable to delete the original (orphaned) entity.
I also tried stopping HA and edit the file core.entity_registry (after first making a backup copy), then deleting all lines with that entity_id and then restart HA, and both entities are still there!

Please help, anyone 😥

chrome fossil Jan 8, 2025, 1:22 PM

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I have the same problem with entities created by ESPHome devices I deleted. I hear spook can help, but I haven't really dived into it yet.

old magnet Jan 8, 2025, 1:27 PM

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Which integration? Should maybe file a bug for it if it is reproduceable.

empty summit Jan 8, 2025, 2:04 PM

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old magnet Which integration? Should maybe file a bug for it if it is reproduceable.

My problem so far (!) is with the deConz Integration. I made changes to 3 or 4 entity ID's before I discovered the issue. Now all of those changed have ghost entity ID's that I cannot remove.

abstract hollow Jan 8, 2025, 2:11 PM

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Make sure you try a Ctrl+F5. I've seen cases where prior entitles are cached and not actually still there

#orphan entities - unable to delete, even after cleaning core.entity_registry