Sonarr version (exact version): 3.0.7.1477
Mono version (if Sonarr is not running on Windows): Whatever the image uses
OS: Docker image ghcr.io/hotio/sonarr
Description of issue:
I discovered that for downloads with sample video files, Sonarr was hard-linking the sample file instead of the full video file. Confusingly, the import history records showed the source as the correct path to the correct, full video file. Eventually I figured out that this was happening because I had added video extensions to the Import Extra Files/extraFileExtensions field under the Media Management settings. My intention with this was that I wanted all extras to be imported, including video files. Think alternate endings, “making of” videos, interviews, fan edits, etc. inside a season pack. IOW, things that might not fit under the definition of specials.
This is clearly more trouble than it’s worth, so I just removed all video extensions from that setting as a workaround. Mostly I just wanted to write this up some where others might find as I wasn’t able to find anything on this confusing outcome. For example, @brpc, this might be what was behind your issue.
I would, however, make the case that the importing of extras should never over-write/link actual imported files. So feel free to either close this as a “lesson learned” for others to find or keep it open as a bug report for extras overwriting imported files.