✨ On symlink downloads will be skipped, if item in track folder already exist. It will be still symlinked.

tidal_dl_ng/download.py

@@ -310,8 +310,21 @@ class Download:
         path_media_dst = pathlib.Path(path_file_sanitize(str(path_media_dst), adapt=True))
 
         # Compute if and how downloads need to be skipped.
+        skip_download: bool = False
+
         if self.skip_existing:
             skip_file: bool = check_file_exists(path_media_dst, extension_ignore=True)
+
+            if self.settings.data.symlink_to_track and not isinstance(media, Video):
+                # Compute symlink tracks path, sanitize and check if file exists
+                file_name_symlink_relative: str = format_path_media(self.settings.data.format_track, media)
+                path_media_symlink_dst: pathlib.Path = (
+                    (pathlib.Path(self.path_base).expanduser() / (file_name_symlink_relative + file_extension_dummy))
+                    .resolve()
+                    .absolute()
+                )
+                path_media_symlink_dst = pathlib.Path(path_file_sanitize(str(path_media_symlink_dst), adapt=True))
+                skip_download = check_file_exists(path_media_symlink_dst, extension_ignore=True)
         else:
             skip_file: bool = False
 
@@ -358,6 +371,7 @@ class Download:
             path_media_dst = pathlib.Path(path_file_sanitize(str(path_media_dst), adapt=True))
             os.makedirs(path_media_dst.parent, exist_ok=True)
 
+            if not skip_download:
                 # Create a temp directory and file.
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(ignore_cleanup_errors=True) as tmp_path_dir:
                     tmp_path_file: pathlib.Path = pathlib.Path(tmp_path_dir) / str(uuid4())