Invalid or corrupted database

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sudo pacman -Syu
[sudo] password for ozil:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
chaotic-aur is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db: Unrecognized archive format
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db: Unrecognized archive format
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db: Unrecognized archive format
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/multilib.db: Unrecognized archive format
:: Replace grub with chaotic-aur/grub-silent? [Y/n] y
:: Replace libfprint with chaotic-aur/libfprint-vfs009x-git? [Y/n] y
:: Replace qca-qt5 with chaotic-aur/qca-git? [Y/n] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (invalid or corrupted database)

how can I fix this issue

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try

sudo pacman -Syyu

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If not working, you could try also
sudo pacman -Scc
sudo pacman -Syu

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I tried it and it fixes the issue

thanks a lot

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