Opinions: New Downloads

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I’m seeking opinions on the current wisdom/process for dealing with Downloads now that the functionality has changed in the new apps. Not asking “how do I do this?” and instead “how do you do this today?”.

How do you get content on your device. Do you just “Download Season” and choose “Unwatched” for each show you are interested in? Do you do this manually and frequently?

How do you clean up content you’ve watched? Do you do a mass-delete every week-ish? Do you delete as soon as you watch an episode?

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I’m using the old app. Current way downloads are setup does not suit my use case.

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I agree, I’m begrudgingly using the nerfed downloads. Manually comparing and deleting files ATM.

Basics missing for me that was extremely useful from the old version

  1. Grouping by show and season (not an enormous list like now)
  2. Syncing based on criteria (like “ last X unwatched”)
  3. Auto Cleaning up of shows that have been watched

The actual downloading of the files is more consistent for me, but it is missing really useful features from the old version which was really important to me. Makes it a bit meh because of it

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