File "already exists. Existing file will be removed."

[wilki24]

Sometimes I run into errors that I suspect are caused by connection issues, and then the entire download starts over, overwriting everything that has already been downloaded.

Shouldn't there be a way to say "if the file is already there, skip it"?

Log (I've removed the filenames and URLs):

09-29 18:15:35: ERROR : The read operation timed out
09-29 18:15:35: ERROR : The read operation timed out
NoneType: None
09-29 18:15:35: INFO : Starting a new SmartDL operation.
09-29 18:15:35: INFO : One URL is loaded.
09-29 18:15:35: INFO : Downloading ''...
09-29 18:15:38: WARNING : <urlopen error [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed>
09-29 18:31:36: WARNING : Download: myFile stuck restarting task
09-29 18:31:41: INFO : Downloading: myFile -- id: 1qE97BwP9tZUh7Qf7n-rCw
09-29 18:31:41: INFO : Using url ""
09-29 18:31:45: WARNING : Destination "" already exists. Existing file will be removed.
09-29 18:31:45: INFO : Creating a ThreadPool of 1 thread(s).
09-29 18:31:45: INFO : Starting a new SmartDL operation.
09-29 18:31:45: INFO : One URL is loaded.
09-29 18:31:45: INFO : Downloading ''...
09-29 18:31:46: INFO : Content-Length is 2883524890 (2.69 GB).
09-29 18:31:46: INFO : Launching 1 thread (downloads 2.69 GB).
09-29 18:31:46: INFO : Downloading ''...
09-29 18:31:46: INFO : Control thread has been started.
09-29 18:40:09: INFO : File downloaded within 499.02 seconds.
09-29 18:51:46: WARNING : Download: myFile stuck restarting task
09-29 18:51:50: INFO : Downloading: myFile -- id: 1qE97BwP9tZUh7Qf7n-rCw
09-29 18:51:50: INFO : Using url ""
09-29 18:51:52: WARNING : Destination "" already exists. Existing file will be removed.

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[i-am-the-slime]

Nah, this is not stale.

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[chris-fp]

Not stale

[piejanssens]

Are you use JD or Aria?
I don't see how this happens with the built in downloader as we should be skipping these already.

[neox387]

09-29 18:51:52: WARNING : Destination "" already exists. Existing file will be removed.

Is from pysmartdl I think, I only use JD

[piejanssens]

In deed it is pySmartDL.

You can request the author or contribute to the pySmartDL module project to make this possible: iTaybb/pySmartDL#14