How to change sonar post-processing - stop moving files

[keithslater]

Hello, I recently switched from Sickbeard to Sonarr. Previously I would have sabnzbd process the files which removes all the unnecessary files, renames the file, and saves everything into the root of one folder.

Now that I have switched to Sonarr, it wants to process the files after this which moves them into a completely different location and saved them inside Episode folders. I would prefer it to not do this.

I would like Sonarr just to leave the files alone after they have been sent to sabnzbd. I did disable the post processing piece however then it doesn’t realize that the video finished downloading (i guess?).

Is there a way for it to keep on monitoring the download and completion but disable the processing and moving of the files?

Thanks

[markus101]

Sonarr needs to see the file sorted in the Series folder to treat it as completed, otherwise it will see it as missing. Sonarr sorting it is the preferred way, otherwise Sonarr needs to be told its been sorted.

Currently there is no support for Fire and forget downloading in Sonarr, which would do what you’re looking for.

Issue: Fire and Forget downloading

[keithslater]

That’s unfortunate. If I do set sonarr to not post-process files (which is currently enabled), what are the down-sides?

[markus101]

Sonarr will treat the files as missing (shown on Calendar in red and other places as missing).

[dagoob]

It’s a bit of a stretch, but a custom post-processing script could move them back after Sonarr has processed them?

[Mirx_NL]

If you want to try this, make sure you set Sonarr to unmonitor them upon deletion. Otherwise you would get a continous loop as Sonarr would see the file as missing and redownload.