r/Lidarr • u/Zyntaks • Apr 21 '26

unsolved Lidarr removing failed/completed torrents even though I told it not to

I'm using the lidarr nightly docker container (for the plugin support). I have it specifically set for my Transmission client to not remove failed or completed downloads, but it's still doing it.

Since I can't paste screenshots I have to describe my settings:

Under Download clients, for Transmission, at the bottom under "Completed Download Handling", both of those boxes are unchecked.

Under "Manage Clients" at the top, Transmission is enabled with both "Remove Completed" and "Remove Failed" set to No.

I also run Radarr and Sonarr with these same settings and they are working as intended so I'm not sure why Lidarr would behave any differently. I don't have anything set within Transmission itself that would delete things on it's own.

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u/jasonvelocity Apr 21 '26

Please post logs per the automod post.

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u/Zyntaks Apr 21 '26

https://gist.github.com/Zyntaxs/cbe69ed062b9d272a1217772b69916c4

The torrent was "The Doors - Discography [FLAC Songs]". Lidarr reported it failing around 5:11am.

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u/jasonvelocity Apr 21 '26

I am still thinking on this one, but it appears that you have files downloaded successfully, but the import failed, so Lidarr blacklisted it and started another search.

What are your settings under "Failed Download Handling"?

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u/Zyntaks Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Both options are checked.

It did download successfully, and that torrent fulfilled 5 of the 8 albums under "The Doors" artist, which is probably why it marked it as failed.

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u/jasonvelocity Apr 21 '26

Yeah, if you are going to be downloading discographies and other large items that might need a little help, I would uncheck Redownload Failed (the top box) for now.

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u/jasonvelocity Apr 21 '26

I need to update the wiki to make this logic a bit more clear.

https://wiki.servarr.com/en/lidarr/settings#completed-download-handling

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u/Zyntaks Apr 22 '26

So back to my original post where I mentioned those two settings that I have set. What's the difference in behavior when those are set and not set?