diff --git a/src/main/download-manager.ts b/src/main/download-manager.ts
index 7f0f249..9ef5dda 100644
--- a/src/main/download-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/download-manager.ts
@@ -9032,6 +9032,15 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
         return;
       } catch (error) {
         if (this.session.items[item.id] !== item) {
+          if (active.abortReason === "cancel") {
+            const orphanClaimedPath = this.claimedTargetPathByItem.get(item.id) || item.targetPath || "";
+            if (orphanClaimedPath) {
+              try {
+                fs.rmSync(orphanClaimedPath, { force: true });
+              } catch {
+              }
+            }
+          }
           return;
         }
         const reason = active.abortReason;
diff --git a/tests/download-manager.test.ts b/tests/download-manager.test.ts
index 17f60f5..1f408f3 100644
--- a/tests/download-manager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/download-manager.test.ts
@@ -865,6 +865,89 @@ describe("download manager", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("deletes the orphaned partial file when a downloading item is removed mid-stream", async () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-dm-"));
+    tempDirs.push(root);
+    const binary = Buffer.alloc(512 * 1024, 7);
+
+    let destroyHeld: () => void = () => {};
+    const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+      if ((req.url || "") !== "/direct") {
+        res.statusCode = 404;
+        res.end("not-found");
+        return;
+      }
+      res.statusCode = 200;
+      res.setHeader("Accept-Ranges", "bytes");
+      res.setHeader("Content-Length", String(binary.length));
+      res.write(binary.subarray(0, 64 * 1024));
+      destroyHeld = () => {
+        try { res.socket?.destroy(); } catch {  }
+      };
+    });
+
+    server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
+    await once(server, "listening");
+    const address = server.address();
+    if (!address || typeof address === "string") {
+      throw new Error("server address unavailable");
+    }
+    const directUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/direct`;
+
+    globalThis.fetch = async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response> => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input instanceof URL ? input.toString() : input.url;
+      if (url.includes("/unrestrict/link")) {
+        return new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({ download: directUrl, filename: "held.mkv", filesize: binary.length }),
+          { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+        );
+      }
+      return originalFetch(input, init);
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const manager = new DownloadManager(
+        {
+          ...defaultSettings(),
+          token: "rd-token",
+          outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads"),
+          extractDir: path.join(root, "extract"),
+          autoExtract: false,
+          autoReconnect: false,
+          retryLimit: 0
+        },
+        emptySession(),
+        createStoragePaths(path.join(root, "state"))
+      );
+
+      manager.addPackages([{ name: "held", links: ["https://dummy/held"] }]);
+      await manager.start();
+
+      let targetPath = "";
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        const it = Object.values(manager.getSnapshot().session.items)[0];
+        if (it && it.status === "downloading" && it.targetPath && fs.existsSync(it.targetPath)) {
+          targetPath = it.targetPath;
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      }, 20000);
+
+      const itemId = Object.values(manager.getSnapshot().session.items)[0].id;
+      expect(fs.existsSync(targetPath)).toBe(true);
+
+      manager.removeItem(itemId);
+      destroyHeld();
+
+      await waitFor(() => !fs.existsSync(targetPath), 20000);
+      expect(fs.existsSync(targetPath)).toBe(false);
+    } finally {
+      destroyHeld();
+      server.close();
+      await once(server, "close");
+    }
+  });
+
   it("rewinds resumed range after terminated streams so corrupted tail bytes are replaced", async () => {
     const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-dm-"));
     tempDirs.push(root);