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nkosijer

First "File not shared", then stuck on "Queued" forever

I recently returned to SoulSeek after 15+ years and can't be happier. It brought me back all those music exploration feeling of satisfaction. No algorithm suggestions, no auto-play lists that repeat the same songs forever

But I'm running into a weird issue and wanted to check if anyone experienced something similar

I've been downloading from the same user for a few days without any problems. At one point, I had a large batch queued (around 150 albums). Most of them downloaded successfully in the past days and then some albums started to show partially downloaded (e.g. 10/20 tracks), and then the remaining files suddenly started showing as "File not shared"

What's strange to me:

- If I browse that user's files, all those tracks are still there (so no path has been changed)
- I can download completely new albums from the same user without issues (so I'm not blocked)
- But the specific files that previously showed "File not shared" will not download anymore, even if I remove and re-add them. Even if I re-add the whole partially downloaded album, it still downloads the same 10 songs and then keeps remaining songs with "File not shared" status

After restarting Soulseek, those files are now just stuck on "Queued" for last 3 days and don't start. I don't mind waiting, but not sure if it's a bug or just

I'm sharing a decent amount myself, so I don't think it's a share/ratio issue (if that exists on Soulseek), but I guess it could be some kind of priority/queue limit? Or maybe the user just blocked me? :(

Posted Apr 2, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

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