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Investigate one chest withdrawal with a bounded CoreProtect lookup

Applies to: CoreProtect; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
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A missing item report needs the correct container, time window and transaction type. Query a small area first so an unrelated server-wide result does not become an accusation.

Follow the procedure

  1. Ask the owner for the chest location, approximate time and missing item type. Record the world and coordinates privately and avoid moving items during the investigation.
  2. Check /co status and confirm CoreProtect was logging the relevant container actions at the time. A plugin installed afterward cannot reconstruct an earlier withdrawal.
  3. Stand at the reported chest and use a bounded query such as /co lookup t:1h r:5 a:-container. Adjust the time to the report rather than searching every historical transaction.
  4. Read the actor, item amount and timestamp for each relevant row. Use the documented include parameter to narrow the item type if the first result contains unrelated transactions.
  5. Compare deposits as well as withdrawals when calculating the change. Check linked containers or automation separately; a net missing count is not necessarily one player’s single action.
  6. Save the relevant evidence and discuss any restoration with the owner. A lookup is read-only and should remain separate from an authorized inventory or container rollback.

Check the result

The result should identify relevant withdrawals in the selected area and period, or establish that no matching logged transaction was found. It does not by itself prove malicious intent. Correlate the item count and ownership context before applying moderation or restoring possessions.

If the result is wrong

If no rows appear, verify the world, time range, logging configuration and retention before widening the search. Do not treat an empty result as proof that the owner invented the loss. Avoid a global rollback or manual database edits while the transaction scope remains uncertain.

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