I got it by entering "http://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/Metadata.zip" in my browser. This is what I got after I deleted LaunchBox.Metadata.db with LaunchBox closed.
SQLite Error 14: 'unable to open database file'.
App: LaunchBox
Version: 13.27
Theme: Default
Type: Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException
Site: Void ThrowExceptionForRC(Int32, SQLitePCL.sqlite3)
Source: Microsoft.Data.Sqlite
at Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteException.ThrowExceptionForRC(Int32 rc, sqlite3 db)
at Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnectionInternal..ctor(SqliteConnectionStringBuilder connectionOptions, SqliteConnectionPool pool)
at Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnectionFactory.GetConnection(SqliteConnection outerConnection)
at Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection.Open()
at System.Data.Common.DbConnection.OpenAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalConnection.OpenInternalAsync(Boolean errorsExpected, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalConnection.OpenInternalAsync(Boolean errorsExpected, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalConnection.OpenAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken, Boolean errorsExpected)
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalCommand.ExecuteReaderAsync(RelationalCommandParameterObject parameterObject, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Query.Internal.SingleQueryingEnumerable`1.AsyncEnumerator.InitializeReaderAsync(AsyncEnumerator enumerator, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Query.Internal.SingleQueryingEnumerable`1.AsyncEnumerator.MoveNextAsync()
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Query.ShapedQueryCompilingExpressionVisitor.SingleOrDefaultAsync[TSource](IAsyncEnumerable`1 asyncEnumerable, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Query.ShapedQueryCompilingExpressionVisitor.SingleOrDefaultAsync[TSource](IAsyncEnumerable`1 asyncEnumerable, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.LocalDb.GamesDb.GetValidPlatformNameAsync(String name, Nullable`1 cancelToken)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.LocalDb.GamesDb.GetValidPlatformNameAsync(String name, Nullable`1 cancelToken)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Data.Platform.CloneCompilerLocator(Object item)
at TransformerStrategySelector.ConcatFunctionSynchronizer(String item, TransformerStrategySelector)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Data.Platform.GetPlatformBannerImagePaths()
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Controls.MediaList.AdaptBuilder(Platform item)
at DecoratorPublisher.ConvertScalableProviderResponder(Object, Platform item, DecoratorPublisher)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Controls.MediaList.TrackCommand(Object v, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs caller)
at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.DependencyObject.NotifyPropertyChange(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
at System.Windows.DependencyObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(EntryIndex entryIndex, DependencyProperty dp, PropertyMetadata metadata, EffectiveValueEntry oldEntry, EffectiveValueEntry& newEntry, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, OperationType operationType)
at System.Windows.DependencyObject.InvalidateProperty(DependencyProperty dp, Boolean preserveCurrentValue)
at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.TransferValue(Object newValue, Boolean isASubPropertyChange)
at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.Activate(Object item)
at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.AttachToContext(AttachAttempt attempt)
at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.MS.Internal.Data.IDataBindEngineClient.AttachToContext(Boolean lastChance)
at MS.Internal.Data.DataBindEngine.Task.Run(Boolean lastChance)
at MS.Internal.Data.DataBindEngine.Run(Object arg)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
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I tried running the force update option again and received the "Unable to download the updated metadata: The downloaded metadata archive failed verification." error again.