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I have 2 Sonarr and 2 Radarr instances running (1 each for 1080p vs 4K).

My 1080p Radarr configuration for SABnzbd applies the category 'movies'
My 4K Radarr configuration for SABnzbd applies the category 'movies-4k'

In SABnzbd I have these categories defined, with the destination directory appropriate for each category I want: /downloads/Radarr-1080p/downloads and /downloads/Radarr-2160p/downloads
My SABnzbd "Watched" and "Completed Download Folder" configurations point to the same directory: /downloads/SABnzbd - separate from my Radarr ones.

I wanted to download another version of a movie manually, to double check its file properties before adding to Plex, so I grabbed the .nzb for it, and put it in my watched directory. It got picked up automatically by SABnzbd, but when it finished downloading/unpacking/repairing, it moved the resulting file to /downloads/Radarr-1080p/downloads instead of /downloads/SABnzbd. This had the unintended consequence of Radarr replacing my existing file with the new one, instead of me manually replacing it once I was happy with the file.

Why would a manually added NZB, placed in my watched directory wind up with the 'movies' category normally only applied by Radarr?

Because we use the meta data from the NZB file to match. If it had category tag in it, and it matches a category of yours, it will be matched to that.
Only if no specific category was set when adding it.

You could prevent this by using a sub folder in your Watched Folder with the name of another category.

Ah OK. I created a /downloads/SABnzbd/downloads directory and updated my "Default" category to go there. We'll see what happens. Thanks!

youenjoymyhood wrote: ↑November 13th, 2025, 8:25 am Ah OK. I created a /downloads/SABnzbd/downloads directory and updated my "Default" category to go there. We'll see what happens. Thanks!

Actually, even better, I changed my download client in my 1080p Radarr (and on the SABnzbd side) category to "movies-radarr-1080" to avoid any issue with NZBs including the category "movies"