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Howdy all,

just installed in a docker container through Unraid.

My downloads have paused and I'm getting the error "too little diskspace forcing PAUSE" and my downloads have stopped.

This is all new to me and I'm completely at a loss as to what the error is or how I should go about fixing it. AI is utterly useless of course

Many thanks,

dazza

> how I should go about fixing it

Create or assign more disk space to the SABnzbd docker container ...

In the upper right corner of SABnzbd's GUI, you'll will see the "Free Space".

It says 1.1GB Free space (temp folder). But after that, it says 1.7Tb free space.

dazza wrote: October 2nd, 2026, 1:31 am It says 1.1GB Free space (temp folder). But after that, it says 1.7Tb free space.

Ah, yes, I think this is the case:

in SAB: Config -> Folders:

Temporary Download Folder -> probably pointing to something inside your docker, with limited space. Not good. See:

Completed Download Folder -> pointing outside your docker, to your host (a mapped drive). GOOD!

Post here the two folder names you see there.


It might also be in your UNRAID settings how to start the sabnzbd. But first report about the above.

Temporary Download Folder: /downloads/incomplete

Completed Download Folder: ./

dazza wrote: October 2nd, 2026, 1:41 am Temporary Download Folder: /downloads/incomplete

Completed Download Folder: ./

Wow. Really? That's weird.

First check: the downloads that downloaded succesfully ... can you find & access & use them on your host?

No I can't.

I'm trying to set up all my path mappings and it is intensely frustrating. Most of the online guides contradict each other and when I start a container it breaks.
I've got SAB downloading but I have no idea where those files are or how to set up Jelllyfin so I can watch them. I have no idea if my mappings are set correctly (ie. atomic moves, hardlinks etc.)

> No I can't.

Ouch. You have to solve that first.

> I'm trying to set up all my path mappings and it is intensely frustrating.

Indeed. Docker and Unraid ... steep steep learning curve.

I don't use Unraid, so I can't help with that.