diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs
index b925f6a..532dee3 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ public class DelugeService : DownloadService, IDelugeService
             ProcessFiles(contents?.Contents, (_, file) =>
             {
                 string filePath = string.Join(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.Combine(download.DownloadLocation, file.Path).Split(['\\', '/']));
+
+                if (file.Priority <= 0)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogDebug("skip | file is not downloaded | {file}", filePath);
+                    return;
+                }
                 
                 long hardlinkCount = _hardLinkFileService.GetHardLinkCount(filePath, !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_downloadCleanerConfig.UnlinkedIgnoredRootDir));
         
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
index 795b3ae..91eaf4c 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
@@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ public class QBitService : DownloadService, IQBitService
 
                 string filePath = string.Join(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.Combine(download.SavePath, file.Name).Split(['\\', '/']));
 
+                if (file.Priority is TorrentContentPriority.Skip)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogDebug("skip | file is not downloaded | {file}", filePath);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
                 long hardlinkCount = _hardLinkFileService.GetHardLinkCount(filePath, !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_downloadCleanerConfig.UnlinkedIgnoredRootDir));
 
                 if (hardlinkCount < 0)