[OS X] Cannot create download directory

[JamieM]

Hi, i have always used SABnzbd+ in combination with an external hard drive, but a couple of days ago i divided the disk into multiple partitions, two to be precise.

One for Time Machine, one for regular usage.

Since i divided the drive i get this error when trying to download to the drive:

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Incorrect parameter

Error: cannot create download directory "/Volumes/Lacie HD/Downloads/Incomplete". 

The permissions on the disk are read & write for me, admin and everyone so that shouldn't be a problem, also it worked perfectly before i divided it.

Anyone know what's going on here?

[rAf]

maybe the space in path, could you try to rename Lacie HD in LacieHD ?

[JamieM]

maybe the space in path, could you try to rename Lacie HD in LacieHD ?

Well, i don't really want to? It was called Lacie HD before and it worked fine..

[rAf]

When and where did you have this error ?
Which version of SABnzbd are you using ?
Please give more details.

[JamieM]

I have version 0.4.12 and i get this error when trying to save my settings in Config -> Folders.

[JamieM]

Anyone?

[shypike]

Have you tried creating the folder outside SABnzbd?

[JamieM]

Have you tried creating the folder outside SABnzbd?

Well, actually the folder was already there because before i created the Time Machine partition SABnzbd was working just fine, i used the same folder.

I tried deleting and recreating it but that didn't seem to help either.

[rAf]

I'll try to reproduce the problem. I'll keep the thread updated.
Could you please send me your sabnzbd.ini by pm ?

[JamieM]

I'll try to reproduce the problem. I'll keep the thread updated.
Could you please send me your sabnzbd.ini by pm ?

Thanks, i've send you the file.

I also updated to the 0.5 beta6 the other day but it still gives me the same error.

[rAf]

I have an idea.
Open a terminal and type :

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ls /Volumes/

Could you paste the output of the command in the thread ?

[JamieM]

The output is:

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LaCie HD	Lacie HD 1	Macintosh HD	Time Machine HD

But i only have these HD's:

[rAf]

It was what I thinking.

To fix your problem :

1. Quit SABnzbd
2. Eject your external Hard drive.
3. Type in Terminal :

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open "/Volumes"

This should open a Finder in the right place. You should only have a "Lacie HD" Volume. Copy folder contents (if any) in another folder and delete it.
4. Plug you external hard drive.
5. Start SABnzbd.

This should work.

[JamieM]

Thanks, it worked!

You've been of great help!

[Stitch]

It was what I thinking.

To fix your problem :

1. Quit SABnzbd
2. Eject your external Hard drive.
3. Type in Terminal :

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open "/Volumes"

This should open a Finder in the right place. You should only have a "Lacie HD" Volume. Copy folder contents (if any) in another folder and delete it.
4. Plug you external hard drive.
5. Start SABnzbd.

This should work.

This looks like a partial solution to a quite vexing issue I've been suffering from too, i've been rebooting to fix it. I use Sabnzbd on external drives, however for various reasons they are not always connected.. when the drive is not connected, Sabnzbd creates a folder in /Volumes/ with the name it's looking for and when my drive is connected it takes the name with " 1" after it, balls'ing up the downloads and also my XBMC share (xbox cannot find the drive as it's name has changed).

Is this just the behaviour of sabnzbd that it creates the folders if they are not present? Can there be a toggle put in to stop it from doing so (and therefore pausing downloading) if the external drive specified as a download folder is not connected?