Comment 5 for bug 719498

I just changed the default location of the directory to ~/.sabnzbd/incomplete. There are valid concerns regarding this step, as indicated by Stéphane. If there isn't much space in the user's home folder, it is indeed a good idea to choose a location on another partition. Only a small fraction of users will probably be affected by this, which is why the experience should still be made smoother for the rest.

However, I'd still like to make it possible for people who are low on space in the "incomplete" directory to be made aware of the problem and provided with the means to fix it, but not by providing an option to choose the directory in the preferences UI. Instead, what do you think about the following:

When the free amount of space in ~/.sabnzbd/incomplete is less than 2 * max(download.size_left) (for all downloads) and the download folder is located on another partition (chosen by the user), then display a message (like [1]) suggesting the user to change the location of the "incomplete" directory using the web interface, while providing a link that opens the web interface.

[1] http://www.lottanzb.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/import-downloads.png