Just in case it's useful in determining the cause for the corruption, here's a diff over sorted lists:
$ diff -U 20 *_.json --- direct_.json 2024-10-04 16:52:12.750114924 +0200 +++ via-cups_.json 2024-10-04 16:51:59.521916969 +0200 @@ -1,26 +1,33 @@ - "custom_max_8.5x14in", + "", + "", + "custom_199.9x151.05mm_199.9x151.05mm", + "custom_max_5x14in", "custom_min_3.5x5in", "iso_a4_210x297mm", "iso_a5_148x210mm", "iso_a6_105x148mm", "iso_b5_176x250mm", "iso_c6_114x162mm", "iso_dl_110x220mm", "jis_b5_182x257mm", "jpn_chou3_120x235mm", "jpn_chou4_90x205mm", "jpn_hagaki_100x148mm", - "jpn_oufuku_148x200mm", - "jpn_photo-2l_127x177.8mm", "na_5x7_5x7in", "na_executive_7.25x10.5in", "na_foolscap_8.5x13in", "na_govt-letter_8x10in", "na_index-4x6_4x6in", "na_index-5x8_5x8in", "na_invoice_5.5x8.5in", "na_legal_8.5x14in", "na_letter_8.5x11in", "na_number-10_4.125x9.5in", + "oe_8-5x-13-fb_8.5x13in", + "oe_executive-fb_7.25x10.5in", + "oe_legal-fb_8.5x14in", "oe_photo-l_3.5x5in", - "om_small-photo_100x150mm", + "oe_statement-fb_5.5x8.5in", + "om_b-5-fb_175.94x249.94mm", + "om_envelope-c-6-fb_113.96x161.97mm", + "om_envelope-dl-fb_109.98x219.96mm",