diff --git a/frontend/src/components/queue/ImportMethods.tsx b/frontend/src/components/queue/ImportMethods.tsx
index e19b7d4c..8c935ce1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/queue/ImportMethods.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/queue/ImportMethods.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	FileIcon,
 	FileText,
 	FolderOpen,
+	Info,
 	Link,
 	Play,
 	Search,
@@ -777,6 +778,19 @@ function NzbDavImportSection() {
 
 	return (
 		<div className="space-y-8">
+			<div className="rounded-xl border border-info/30 bg-info/5 p-4">
+				<div className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+					<Info className="h-4 w-4 text-info" />
+					<h4 className="font-bold text-sm">Migration Steps</h4>
+				</div>
+				<ol className="list-decimal space-y-1.5 pl-5 text-sm">
+					<li>Import the files</li>
+					<li className="font-semibold text-warning">Backup library symlinks (very important)</li>
+					<li>Make sure AltMount mount is there</li>
+					<li>Run the symlink migration</li>
+				</ol>
+			</div>
+
 			<div role="tablist" className="tabs tabs-boxed mb-2 max-w-md">
 				<button
 					type="button"
diff --git a/internal/database/migrations/postgres/025_add_skip_post_import_links.sql b/internal/database/migrations/postgres/025_add_skip_post_import_links.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0355921b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/migrations/postgres/025_add_skip_post_import_links.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE import_queue ADD COLUMN skip_post_import_links BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE import_queue DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS skip_post_import_links;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
diff --git a/internal/database/migrations/sqlite/025_add_skip_post_import_links.sql b/internal/database/migrations/sqlite/025_add_skip_post_import_links.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb038ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/migrations/sqlite/025_add_skip_post_import_links.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE import_queue ADD COLUMN skip_post_import_links BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+-- SQLite does not support DROP COLUMN in older versions; intentional no-op
+-- +goose StatementEnd
diff --git a/internal/database/models.go b/internal/database/models.go
index de1bc922..e9dfa9a8 100644
--- a/internal/database/models.go
+++ b/internal/database/models.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type ImportQueueItem struct {
 	FileSize             *int64        `db:"file_size"`             // Total size in bytes calculated from segments
 	TargetPath           *string       `db:"target_path"`           // Optional forced symlink destination path
 	SkipArrNotification  bool          `db:"skip_arr_notification"`
+	SkipPostImportLinks  bool          `db:"skip_post_import_links"`
 }
 
 // BulkOperationResult represents the result of a bulk queue operation
diff --git a/internal/database/queue_repository.go b/internal/database/queue_repository.go
index 6ff9d4d4..f845e0bf 100644
--- a/internal/database/queue_repository.go
+++ b/internal/database/queue_repository.go
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) RestartQueueItemsBulk(ctx context.Context, ids []int64
 // AddToQueue adds a new NZB file to the import queue
 func (r *QueueRepository) AddToQueue(ctx context.Context, item *ImportQueueItem) error {
 	query := `
-		INSERT INTO import_queue (download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, retry_count, max_retries, batch_id, metadata, file_size, target_path, skip_arr_notification, created_at, updated_at)
-		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'), datetime('now'))
+		INSERT INTO import_queue (download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, retry_count, max_retries, batch_id, metadata, file_size, target_path, skip_arr_notification, skip_post_import_links, created_at, updated_at)
+		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'), datetime('now'))
 		ON CONFLICT(nzb_path) DO UPDATE SET
 		download_id = COALESCE(excluded.download_id, import_queue.download_id),
 		priority = CASE WHEN excluded.priority < priority THEN excluded.priority ELSE priority END,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) AddToQueue(ctx context.Context, item *ImportQueueItem)
 	`
 
 	args := []any{item.DownloadID, item.NzbPath, item.RelativePath, item.Category, item.Priority, item.Status,
-		item.RetryCount, item.MaxRetries, item.BatchID, item.Metadata, item.FileSize, item.TargetPath, item.SkipArrNotification}
+		item.RetryCount, item.MaxRetries, item.BatchID, item.Metadata, item.FileSize, item.TargetPath, item.SkipArrNotification, item.SkipPostImportLinks}
 
 	if r.dialect.IsPostgres() {
 		err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query+" RETURNING id", args...).Scan(&item.ID)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) ClaimNextQueueItem(ctx context.Context) (*ImportQueueI
 		// Get the complete claimed item data
 		getQuery := `
 			SELECT id, download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, created_at, updated_at,
-			       started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, target_path, skip_arr_notification
+			       started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, target_path, skip_arr_notification, skip_post_import_links
 			FROM import_queue
 			WHERE id = ?
 		`
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) ClaimNextQueueItem(ctx context.Context) (*ImportQueueI
 		err = txRepo.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getQuery, itemID).Scan(
 			&item.ID, &item.DownloadID, &item.NzbPath, &item.RelativePath, &item.Category, &item.Priority, &item.Status,
 			&item.CreatedAt, &item.UpdatedAt, &item.StartedAt, &item.CompletedAt,
-			&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification,
+			&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification, &item.SkipPostImportLinks,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get claimed item: %w", err)
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) UpdateQueueItemNzbPath(ctx context.Context, id int64,
 func (r *QueueRepository) GetQueueItemByNzbPath(ctx context.Context, nzbPath string) (*ImportQueueItem, error) {
 	query := `
 		SELECT id, download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, created_at, updated_at,
-		       started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, storage_path, target_path, skip_arr_notification
+		       started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, storage_path, target_path, skip_arr_notification, skip_post_import_links
 		FROM import_queue WHERE nzb_path = ? LIMIT 1
 	`
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) GetQueueItemByNzbPath(ctx context.Context, nzbPath str
 	err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, nzbPath).Scan(
 		&item.ID, &item.DownloadID, &item.NzbPath, &item.RelativePath, &item.Category, &item.Priority, &item.Status,
 		&item.CreatedAt, &item.UpdatedAt, &item.StartedAt, &item.CompletedAt,
-		&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.StoragePath, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification,
+		&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.StoragePath, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification, &item.SkipPostImportLinks,
 	)
 	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) AddBatchToQueue(ctx context.Context, items []*ImportQu
 	return r.withQueueTransaction(ctx, func(txRepo *QueueRepository) error {
 		// Prepare batch insert statement
 		query := `
-			INSERT INTO import_queue (download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, retry_count, max_retries, batch_id, metadata, file_size, skip_arr_notification, created_at, updated_at)
-			VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'), datetime('now'))
+			INSERT INTO import_queue (download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, retry_count, max_retries, batch_id, metadata, file_size, skip_arr_notification, skip_post_import_links, created_at, updated_at)
+			VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, datetime('now'), datetime('now'))
 			ON CONFLICT(nzb_path) DO UPDATE SET
 			download_id = COALESCE(excluded.download_id, import_queue.download_id),
 			priority = CASE WHEN excluded.priority < priority THEN excluded.priority ELSE priority END,
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) AddBatchToQueue(ctx context.Context, items []*ImportQu
 		now := time.Now()
 		for _, item := range items {
 			args := []any{item.DownloadID, item.NzbPath, item.RelativePath, item.Category, item.Priority, item.Status,
-				item.RetryCount, item.MaxRetries, item.BatchID, item.Metadata, item.FileSize, item.SkipArrNotification}
+				item.RetryCount, item.MaxRetries, item.BatchID, item.Metadata, item.FileSize, item.SkipArrNotification, item.SkipPostImportLinks}
 
 			if txRepo.dialect.IsPostgres() {
 				err := txRepo.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query+" RETURNING id", args...).Scan(&item.ID)
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) AddBatchToQueue(ctx context.Context, items []*ImportQu
 func (r *QueueRepository) GetQueueItem(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*ImportQueueItem, error) {
 	query := `
 		SELECT id, download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, created_at, updated_at,
-		       started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, storage_path, target_path, skip_arr_notification
+		       started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, storage_path, target_path, skip_arr_notification, skip_post_import_links
 		FROM import_queue WHERE id = ?
 	`
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) GetQueueItem(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*ImportQu
 	err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, id).Scan(
 		&item.ID, &item.DownloadID, &item.NzbPath, &item.RelativePath, &item.Category, &item.Priority, &item.Status,
 		&item.CreatedAt, &item.UpdatedAt, &item.StartedAt, &item.CompletedAt,
-		&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.StoragePath, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification,
+		&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.StoragePath, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification, &item.SkipPostImportLinks,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) DeleteFailedItemsOlderThan(ctx context.Context, olderT
 	err := r.withQueueTransaction(ctx, func(txRepo *QueueRepository) error {
 		// Select failed items older than the threshold
 		selectQuery := `SELECT id, download_id, nzb_path, relative_path, category, priority, status, created_at, updated_at,
-			started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, storage_path, target_path, skip_arr_notification
+			started_at, completed_at, retry_count, max_retries, error_message, batch_id, metadata, file_size, storage_path, target_path, skip_arr_notification, skip_post_import_links
 			FROM import_queue WHERE status = 'failed' AND updated_at < ?`
 
 		rows, err := txRepo.db.QueryContext(ctx, selectQuery, olderThan)
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ func (r *QueueRepository) DeleteFailedItemsOlderThan(ctx context.Context, olderT
 			if err := rows.Scan(
 				&item.ID, &item.DownloadID, &item.NzbPath, &item.RelativePath, &item.Category, &item.Priority, &item.Status,
 				&item.CreatedAt, &item.UpdatedAt, &item.StartedAt, &item.CompletedAt,
-				&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.StoragePath, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification,
+				&item.RetryCount, &item.MaxRetries, &item.ErrorMessage, &item.BatchID, &item.Metadata, &item.FileSize, &item.StoragePath, &item.TargetPath, &item.SkipArrNotification, &item.SkipPostImportLinks,
 			); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to scan failed queue item: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/database/testing.go b/internal/database/testing.go
index 7ee2726b..d2090aed 100644
--- a/internal/database/testing.go
+++ b/internal/database/testing.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func setupQueueSchema(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB) {
 			file_size BIGINT DEFAULT NULL,
 			target_path TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 			skip_arr_notification BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+			skip_post_import_links BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
 			UNIQUE(nzb_path)
 		);
 
diff --git a/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator.go b/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator.go
index c4982eeb..8ba1cfcf 100644
--- a/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator.go
+++ b/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator.go
@@ -98,26 +98,31 @@ func (c *Coordinator) HandleSuccess(ctx context.Context, item *database.ImportQu
 		// Continue
 	}
 
-	// 2. Create symlinks if configured
-	if err := c.CreateSymlinks(ctx, item, resultingPath); err != nil {
-		c.log.WarnContext(ctx, "Failed to create symlinks",
+	// 2 & 3. Create symlinks and STRM files if configured
+	if shouldSkipPostImportLinks(item) {
+		c.log.DebugContext(ctx, "Skipping symlink/STRM creation (post-import links disabled)",
 			"queue_id", item.ID,
-			"path", resultingPath,
-			"error", err)
-		result.Errors = append(result.Errors, err)
-	} else {
-		result.SymlinksCreated = true
-	}
-
-	// 3. Create STRM files if configured
-	if err := c.CreateStrmFiles(ctx, item, resultingPath); err != nil {
-		c.log.WarnContext(ctx, "Failed to create STRM files",
-			"queue_id", item.ID,
-			"path", resultingPath,
-			"error", err)
-		result.Errors = append(result.Errors, err)
+			"path", resultingPath)
 	} else {
-		result.StrmCreated = true
+		if err := c.CreateSymlinks(ctx, item, resultingPath); err != nil {
+			c.log.WarnContext(ctx, "Failed to create symlinks",
+				"queue_id", item.ID,
+				"path", resultingPath,
+				"error", err)
+			result.Errors = append(result.Errors, err)
+		} else {
+			result.SymlinksCreated = true
+		}
+
+		if err := c.CreateStrmFiles(ctx, item, resultingPath); err != nil {
+			c.log.WarnContext(ctx, "Failed to create STRM files",
+				"queue_id", item.ID,
+				"path", resultingPath,
+				"error", err)
+			result.Errors = append(result.Errors, err)
+		} else {
+			result.StrmCreated = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	// 4. Schedule health check
@@ -164,3 +169,9 @@ func (c *Coordinator) HandleFailure(ctx context.Context, item *database.ImportQu
 func shouldSkipARRNotification(item *database.ImportQueueItem) bool {
 	return item.SkipArrNotification
 }
+
+// shouldSkipPostImportLinks returns true when the caller explicitly requested
+// that post-import link creation (symlinks, STRM files) be suppressed.
+func shouldSkipPostImportLinks(item *database.ImportQueueItem) bool {
+	return item != nil && item.SkipPostImportLinks
+}
diff --git a/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator_skip_links_test.go b/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator_skip_links_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2feb64e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/importer/postprocessor/coordinator_skip_links_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package postprocessor
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/javi11/altmount/internal/database"
+)
+
+func TestShouldSkipPostImportLinks(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		item *database.ImportQueueItem
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"nil item → do not skip", nil, false},
+		{"flag false → do not skip", &database.ImportQueueItem{SkipPostImportLinks: false}, false},
+		{"flag true → skip", &database.ImportQueueItem{SkipPostImportLinks: true}, true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := shouldSkipPostImportLinks(tt.item); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("shouldSkipPostImportLinks() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/importer/scanner/nzbdav.go b/internal/importer/scanner/nzbdav.go
index f42fb38a..c072f76b 100644
--- a/internal/importer/scanner/nzbdav.go
+++ b/internal/importer/scanner/nzbdav.go
@@ -497,8 +497,9 @@ func (n *NzbDavImporter) createNzbFileAndPrepareItem(ctx context.Context, res *n
 
 	// Prepare item struct. RelativePath is left nil so the import mirrors the
 	// nzbdav folder structure under Category without an extra user-supplied prefix.
-	// SkipArrNotification is true because nzbdav imports are migration jobs — ARR
-	// scans should not be triggered for each individual item.
+	// Migration jobs: skip ARR scans (per-item notifications are noisy) and skip
+	// post-import link creation (symlinks/STRM). Library symlinks are rewritten
+	// separately by Phase 2 (RewriteLibrarySymlinks).
 	item := &database.ImportQueueItem{
 		NzbPath:             nzbPath,
 		Category:            &targetCategory,
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@ func (n *NzbDavImporter) createNzbFileAndPrepareItem(ctx context.Context, res *n
 		CreatedAt:           time.Now(),
 		Metadata:            &metaJSON,
 		SkipArrNotification: true,
+		SkipPostImportLinks: true,
 	}
 
 	return item, nil
diff --git a/internal/nzbdav/parser.go b/internal/nzbdav/parser.go
index 5934d72f..e79a447f 100644
--- a/internal/nzbdav/parser.go
+++ b/internal/nzbdav/parser.go
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ func (p *Parser) parseBlobs(db *sql.DB, tree *davTree, out chan<- *ParsedNzb, er
 		parentPath := trimLastSegment(releaseParentPath)
 		category, relPath := p.splitPath(parentPath)
 
-		blobPath := filepath.Join(p.blobsPath, blobId[0:2], blobId[2:4], blobId)
+		lowerBlobID := strings.ToLower(blobId)
+		blobPath := filepath.Join(p.blobsPath, lowerBlobID[0:2], lowerBlobID[2:4], lowerBlobID)
 		blobFile, err := os.Open(blobPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.ErrorContext(context.Background(), "Failed to open blob file", "path", blobPath, "error", err)
diff --git a/internal/nzbdav/parser_test.go b/internal/nzbdav/parser_test.go
index 4d65b1fb..f11842f0 100644
--- a/internal/nzbdav/parser_test.go
+++ b/internal/nzbdav/parser_test.go
@@ -235,6 +235,68 @@ func TestParser_Parse_Blobs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nzbContent, string(body))
 }
 
+// TestParser_Parse_Blobs_UppercaseUUID verifies that blob IDs stored uppercase in
+// the SQLite database (real nzbdav format, e.g. "0AA2BD24-B90C-4E06-A301-DD0D296AD86C")
+// are matched against their lowercase on-disk layout, since nzbdav's C# BlobStore
+// writes paths using Guid.ToString("N") which is always lowercase.
+func TestParser_Parse_Blobs_UppercaseUUID(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	blobsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "blobs")
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "blobs_upper.db")
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
+		CREATE TABLE DavItems (
+			Id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+			ParentId TEXT,
+			Name TEXT,
+			FileSize INTEGER,
+			Path TEXT,
+			NzbBlobId TEXT,
+			SubType INTEGER
+		);
+		CREATE TABLE NzbNames (
+			Id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+			FileName TEXT
+		);
+	`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// DB stores the UUID uppercase with hyphens (default EF Core Guid TEXT format).
+	dbBlobID := "0AA2BD24-B90C-4E06-A301-DD0D296AD86C"
+	// Disk stores it lowercase (Guid.ToString("N") / Guid.ToString()).
+	diskBlobID := "0aa2bd24-b90c-4e06-a301-dd0d296ad86c"
+	blobPath := filepath.Join(blobsDir, diskBlobID[0:2], diskBlobID[2:4], diskBlobID)
+	nzbContent := `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<nzb xmlns="http://www.newzbin.com/DTD/nzb/nzb-1.1.dtd">
+	<file poster="poster" date="12345" subject="subject">
+		<groups><group>alt.binaries.test</group></groups>
+		<segments><segment bytes="100" number="1">msgid@test</segment></segments>
+	</file>
+</nzb>`
+	writeZstdBlob(t, blobPath, []byte(nzbContent))
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
+		INSERT INTO NzbNames (Id, FileName) VALUES (?, 'My Movie.nzb');
+		INSERT INTO DavItems (Id, ParentId, Name, Path, NzbBlobId, SubType) VALUES
+		('root',   NULL,      '/',                     '/',                             NULL, 1),
+		('movies', 'root',    'movies',                '/movies',                       NULL, 1),
+		('folder', 'movies',  'My Movie',              '/movies/My Movie',              NULL, 1),
+		('item1',  'folder',  'My Movie.mkv',          '/movies/My Movie/My Movie.mkv', ?,    203);
+	`, dbBlobID, dbBlobID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	out, errChan := NewParser(dbPath, blobsDir).Parse()
+	got := collect(t, out, errChan)
+
+	require.Len(t, got, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "item1", got[0].ID)
+	body, _ := io.ReadAll(got[0].Content)
+	assert.Equal(t, nzbContent, string(body))
+}
+
 func TestParser_Parse_Blobs_Uncompressed(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	blobsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "blobs")