Unpackerr path incorrect

Posted by justinuky

I have a lot of files in Sonarr that need to be unpacked. Doctor confirms arr-import-stalled. I found a likely cause: Unpackerr is watching /mnt/mydrives/storage/sparkbox/data/media/downloads, but its mount makes that folder available inside the container as /data/downloads. Its logs show it sees Sonarr’s items, but queues no extraction. Restarting would just reload the same path. Need help setting unpackerr to teh correct path.

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Chris wrote:

You found a real bug. SparkBox gave Unpackerr your media folder's path as the PC sees it (/mnt/mydrives/storage/sparkbox/data/media/downloads), but inside Unpackerr that same folder is /data/downloads. It only lined up on boxes whose media folder is exactly /data. SparkBox 1.6.856 points Unpackerr at /data/downloads, the same folder Sonarr, Radarr and qBittorrent use, on any drive. You don't need to change any setting yourself. 1.6.856 is finishing its release checks now. Run sudo sparkbox upgrade once it's out, or use the update button on the dashboard. Boxes without a Legend licence get it automatically about a week after release. To be straight with you: the wrong path may not be the whole story. When Unpackerr can't find a download in the folder it was given, it also tries the folder Sonarr reports, which does exist inside the container. So something else may also be stopping these. Also, Unpackerr only handles torrent downloads. SABnzbd unpacks its own. One check: run sudo docker logs sb-unpackerr --tail 200 2&1 | grep -iE "extract|error|queue" and paste what it prints, with show names removed. Please also say whether these downloads came from qBittorrent or SABnzbd. That tells us whether the update clears it or there's a second cause.

justinuky wrote:

These are all SABnzbd. Here is the log: [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:46:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:47:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:47:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:47:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:48:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:49:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:49:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:49:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:50:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:51:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:51:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:51:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:52:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:53:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:53:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:53:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:54:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:55:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:55:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:55:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:56:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:57:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:57:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:57:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:58:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:59:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:59:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/03 23:59:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:00:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:01:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:01:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:01:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:02:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:03:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:03:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:03:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:04:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:05:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:05:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:05:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:06:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:07:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:07:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:07:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:08:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:09:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:09:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:09:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:10:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:11:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:11:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:11:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:12:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:13:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:13:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:13:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:14:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:15:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:15:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:15:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:16:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:17:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:17:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:17:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:18:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:19:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:19:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:19:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:20:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:21:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:21:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:21:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:22:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:23:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:23:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:23:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:24:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:25:14 [Unpackerr] Queue: 0 waiting, 0 queued, 0 extracting, 0 extracted, 0 imported, 0 failed, 0 deleted [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:25:14 [Radarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:7878): 0 Items Queued, 0 Retrieved [INFO] 2026/10/04 00:25:14 [Sonarr] Updated (http://sb-gluetun:8989): 17 Items Queued, 17 Retrieved

Chris wrote:

Sorry—I gave you the wrong direction by treating this as an Unpackerr path problem and asking for more Unpackerr logs. SABnzbd handles its own unpacking; Unpackerr's zero queue is expected for those downloads, so changing its path won't fix SABnzbd items. The Sonarr lines in your log show items being reported to Unpackerr, but they don't show that SABnzbd sent those downloads through Sonarr or that unpacking failed. One check: in SABnzbd, do the affected downloads show as complete, or are they still queued/failed? Please share just that status (no download names or screenshots). I’ve corrected what I know so this wrong Unpackerr diagnosis isn’t repeated for someone else.

justinuky wrote:

They show completed in SABnzbd. They're stuck in the queue in Sonarr with the message: "Found archive file. Might need to be unpacked"

Chris wrote:

Thanks, that helps narrow it down. Since these are SABnzbd downloads, Unpackerr’s queue and the path change aren’t the cause to chase here—SABnzbd handles its own unpacking. Could you check one affected item in SABnzbd’s history and tell me whether its post-processing/extraction succeeded or shows a warning or failure? Please omit the item name.

justinuky wrote:

TITLE Added NZB18 hours ago Completeda few seconds ago StatusCompleted Size1.0 GB Categorysonarr Path/data/downloads/sonarr/TITLE TITLE DownloadDownloaded in 17 seconds at an average of 61.6 MB/s Age: 7h Serversnews.newshosting.com=1.0 GB TITLEQuick Check OK Trying RAR renamer DeobfuscateDeobfuscate corrected the extension of 1 file(s) Deobfuscate renamed 1 file(s)

Chris wrote:

Thanks, that shows the item completed in SABnzbd, so SAB itself is no longer the next thing to check. Since it is still in Sonarr's queue, please share only the status or error shown for that entry in Sonarr (leave out the item name). Stop there for now; don't remove or re-add it or change any paths.