[BUG] Duplicate downloads when `disable_sync=True`

[adzwest]

Duplicate downloads when disable_sync=True

Environment

• Soularr: latest Docker image (mrusse08/soularr:latest)
• slskd: latest Docker image
• Lidarr: latest LinuxServer.io image
• Docker Compose
• OMV (Debian)

Configuration

disable_sync = True

Reason:

I manually process all downloaded albums through MusicBrainz Picard before moving them into my permanent music library. I do not want Soularr to trigger automatic Lidarr imports.

The Docker volume mappings and download paths match the documentation:

• Lidarr download path: /downloads/slskd/download
• Soularr download path: /downloads/download

Steps to reproduce

1. Add a monitored album in Lidarr.
2. Start Soularr.
3. Soularr finds a match and downloads the album successfully.
4. Leave the downloaded album in the slskd download folder (do not process/import it yet).
5. Restart Soularr (or wait for the next polling interval).
6. Soularr searches again and downloads the same album from a different Soulseek user.

Expected behaviour

If the album already exists in the configured download directory, Soularr should either:

• skip it,
• recognise it is already downloaded,
• or recognise that it has already been queued.

Actual behaviour

Soularr performs a completely new search and queues another download from another user.

This results in duplicate tracks, for example:

• Track 01.flac
• Track 01 (1).flac
• Track 01 (2).flac

or multiple copies of the same album from different uploaders.

Notes

This behaviour is reproducible every time using the above steps.

Once the album is processed with MusicBrainz Picard, moved into the Lidarr library, and the artist is rescanned, Lidarr correctly marks the album as downloaded.

The issue only occurs while the album remains in the slskd download folder waiting for manual processing.

[cryobry]

Does it skip re-downloading if you don't restart soularr and just let it loop?

[adzwest]

Nope, it downloads the same tracks from another user, one album folder but collects multiple tracks from another users. On 10 Aug 2026, at 22:14, Dr. Bryan Roessler ***@***.***> wrote:cryobry left a comment (mrusse/soularr#195) Does it skip re-downloading if you don't restart soularr and just let it loop? —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS and Android. Download it today! You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[cryobry]

Nope, it downloads the same tracks from another user, one album folder but collects multiple tracks from another users.

You can try my fork, when disable_sync = True it tracks which albums have been grabbed and skips regrabbing them. Looping is handled internally in python and the skip list is reset when soularr.py is restarted so you'll need to use my newer run.sh to manage it. And could you please remove my name from your reply?

[adzwest]

Thanks, I’ll try it out. Awesome app by the way, has given lidarr/slskd a new lease of life. Kind regards