diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleanerConfig.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleanerConfig.cs
index efd79f4..149de88 100644
--- a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleanerConfig.cs
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadCleaner/DownloadCleanerConfig.cs
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ public sealed record DownloadCleanerConfig : IJobConfig
     [ConfigurationKeyName("DELETE_PRIVATE")]
     public bool DeletePrivate { get; init; }
 
-    [ConfigurationKeyName("NO_HARDLINKS_CATEGORY")]
+    [ConfigurationKeyName("NO_HL_CATEGORY")]
     public string NoHardlinksCategory { get; init; } = "";
     
-    [ConfigurationKeyName("IGNORE_ROOT_DIR")]
+    [ConfigurationKeyName("NO_HL_IGNORE_ROOT_DIR")]
     public bool IgnoreRootDir { get; init; }
-
-    [ConfigurationKeyName("HARDLINK_CATEGORIES")]
+    
+    [ConfigurationKeyName("NO_HL_CATEGORIES")]
     public List<string>? HardlinkCategories { get; init; }
 
     public void Validate()
diff --git a/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json b/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
index e273531..c5dfb66 100644
--- a/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
         "MAX_SEED_TIME": -1
       }
     ],
-    "NO_HARDLINKS_CATEGORY": "nohardlinks",
-    "HARDLINK_CATEGORIES": [
+    "NO_HL_CATEGORY": "nohardlinks",
+    "NO_HL_IGNORE_ROOT_DIR": false,
+    "NO_HL_CATEGORIES": [
       "tv-sonarr",
       "radarr"
     ]
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadService.cs
index e5b26c1..f027167 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Common.Configuration.ContentBlocker;
 using Common.Configuration.DownloadCleaner;
@@ -145,6 +146,26 @@ public abstract class DownloadService : IDownloadService
         return new();
     }
     
+    protected string? GetRootWithFirstDirectory(string path)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        string? root = Path.GetPathRoot(path);
+        
+        if (root is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        string relativePath = path[root.Length..].TrimStart(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
+        string[] parts = relativePath.Split(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+
+        return parts.Length > 0 ? Path.Combine(root, parts[0]) : root;
+    }
+    
     private bool DownloadReachedRatio(double ratio, TimeSpan seedingTime, CleanCategory category)
     {
         if (category.MaxRatio < 0)
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
index bea2709..64697e9 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
@@ -317,8 +317,24 @@ public class QBitService : DownloadService, IQBitService
         {
             downloads
                 .Cast<TorrentInfo>()
-                .GroupBy(x => Path.GetPathRoot(x.SavePath))
-                .Select(x => x.Key)
+                .Select(x =>
+                {
+                    string? firstDir = GetRootWithFirstDirectory(x.SavePath);
+
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(firstDir))
+                    {
+                        return string.Empty;
+                    }
+
+                    if (firstDir == Path.GetPathRoot(x.SavePath))
+                    {
+                        return string.Empty;
+                    }
+                    
+                    return firstDir;
+                })
+                .Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x))
+                .Distinct()
                 .ToList()
                 .ForEach(x =>
                 {