Fix: handle uuid fields created under mariadb and Django 4 (#8034)

src/documents/views.py

@@ -406,7 +406,17 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
         from documents import index
 
         index.remove_document_from_index(self.get_object())
-        return super().destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        try:
+            return super().destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if "Data too long for column" in str(e):
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Detected a possible incompatible database column. See https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/troubleshooting/#convert-uuid-field",
+                )
+            logger.error(f"Error deleting document: {e!s}")
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest(
+                "Error deleting document, check logs for more detail.",
+            )
 
     @staticmethod
     def original_requested(request):