From d16aaab0aa5ad36ead5984cd80894aaeb31ad0a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Broque Thomas <26755000+Nezreka@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 22:05:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix empty artist folder created at base level with custom
 path templates
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When using templates like "albums/$albumartist/$album/$track - $title",
post-processing created Transfer/ArtistName/ before computing the
template path, leaving an empty folder. _build_final_path_for_track
handles all directory creation based on the template — the premature
makedirs was redundant and incorrect.
---
 web_server.py | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index a25ebbd5..f812f7a8 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -19877,12 +19877,7 @@ def _post_process_matched_download(context_key, context, file_path):
             print(f"\n🎯 EXPLICIT ALBUM DOWNLOAD - preserving Spotify album name: '{album_info.get('album_name', 'None')}'")
             print(f"   Skipping smart grouping (not needed for explicit album downloads)\n")
 
-        # 1. Get transfer path and create artist directory
-        transfer_dir = docker_resolve_path(config_manager.get('soulseek.transfer_path', './Transfer'))
-        artist_name_sanitized = _sanitize_filename(spotify_artist["name"])
-        artist_dir = os.path.join(transfer_dir, artist_name_sanitized)
-        os.makedirs(artist_dir, exist_ok=True)
-        
+        # 1. Get transfer path (directory creation handled by _build_final_path_for_track)
         file_ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)[1]
         context['_audio_quality'] = _get_audio_quality_string(file_path)
         if context['_audio_quality']: