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> SQLite responds gracefully to memory allocation failures and disk I/O errors. Transactions are ACID even if interrupted by system crashes or power failures. All of this is verified by the automated tests using special test harnesses which simulate system failures.

from the sqlite about page. it's one of the most bullet proof and hardened pieces of software out there I think. it was made basically for exactly the ops use case of a file on disk. but who knows what the use case is for them. maybe writes to the db are few and far between so it's a fairly moot point.