diff --git a/src/main/app-controller.ts b/src/main/app-controller.ts
index 021f501..fbddafc 100644
--- a/src/main/app-controller.ts
+++ b/src/main/app-controller.ts
@@ -180,21 +180,13 @@ export class AppController {
     if (this.settings.autoResumeOnStart) {
       const snapshot = this.manager.getSnapshot();
       const hasPending = Object.values(snapshot.session.items).some((item) => item.status === "queued" || item.status === "reconnect_wait");
-      if (hasPending) {
-        void this.manager.getStartConflicts().then((conflicts) => {
-          const hasConflicts = conflicts.length > 0;
-          if (this.hasAnyProviderToken(this.settings) && !hasConflicts) {
-            if (this.onStateHandler) {
-              logger.info("Auto-Resume beim Start aktiviert (nach Konflikt-Check)");
-              void this.manager.start().catch((err) => logger.warn(`Auto-Resume Start Fehler: ${String(err)}`));
-            } else {
-              this.autoResumePending = true;
-              logger.info("Auto-Resume beim Start vorgemerkt");
-            }
-          } else if (hasConflicts) {
-            logger.info("Auto-Resume übersprungen: Start-Konflikte erkannt");
-          }
-        }).catch((err) => logger.warn(`getStartConflicts Fehler (constructor): ${String(err)}`));
+      if (hasPending && this.hasAnyProviderToken(this.settings)) {
+        if (this.onStateHandler) {
+          this.beginAutoResume();
+        } else {
+          this.autoResumePending = true;
+          logger.info("Auto-Resume beim Start vorgemerkt");
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -251,14 +243,27 @@ export class AppController {
       handler(this.manager.getSnapshot());
       if (this.autoResumePending) {
         this.autoResumePending = false;
-        void this.manager.start().catch((err) => logger.warn(`Auto-Resume Start Fehler: ${String(err)}`));
-        logger.info("Auto-Resume beim Start aktiviert");
+        this.beginAutoResume();
       } else {
         this.manager.triggerIdleExtractions();
       }
     }
   }
 
+  private beginAutoResume(): void {
+    void this.manager.getStartConflicts().then((conflicts) => {
+      const excludePackageIds = new Set(conflicts.map((conflict) => conflict.packageId));
+      if (excludePackageIds.size > 0) {
+        const names = conflicts.map((conflict) => conflict.packageName).join(", ");
+        logger.info(`Auto-Resume: ${excludePackageIds.size} Paket(e) mit Start-Konflikt zurückgehalten (${names}); übrige Pakete starten`);
+      } else {
+        logger.info("Auto-Resume beim Start aktiviert (keine Start-Konflikte)");
+      }
+      void this.manager.start(excludePackageIds.size > 0 ? { excludePackageIds } : undefined)
+        .catch((err) => logger.warn(`Auto-Resume Start Fehler: ${String(err)}`));
+    }).catch((err) => logger.warn(`Auto-Resume Konflikt-Check Fehler: ${String(err)}`));
+  }
+
   public getSnapshot(): UiSnapshot {
     return this.manager.getSnapshot();
   }
diff --git a/src/main/download-manager.ts b/src/main/download-manager.ts
index ae14cd7..81ce33b 100644
--- a/src/main/download-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/download-manager.ts
@@ -3011,6 +3011,14 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
         continue;
       }
 
+      const hasOwnCompletedOutput = pkg.itemIds.some((itemId) => {
+        const item = this.session.items[itemId];
+        return Boolean(item && item.status === "completed");
+      });
+      if (hasOwnCompletedOutput) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       if (!this.isPackageSpecificExtractDir(pkg)) {
         continue;
       }
@@ -5562,7 +5570,7 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
-  public async start(): Promise<void> {
+  public async start(options?: { excludePackageIds?: ReadonlySet<string> }): Promise<void> {
     if (this.session.running) {
       return;
     }
@@ -5603,6 +5611,9 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
         if (item.status !== "queued" && item.status !== "reconnect_wait") {
           return false;
         }
+        if (options?.excludePackageIds?.has(item.packageId)) {
+          return false;
+        }
         const pkg = this.session.packages[item.packageId];
         return Boolean(pkg && !pkg.cancelled && pkg.enabled);
       });
@@ -5670,6 +5681,11 @@ export class DownloadManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.itemContributedBytes.clear();
     this.reservedTargetPaths.clear();
     this.claimedTargetPathByItem.clear();
+    if (options?.excludePackageIds) {
+      for (const excluded of options.excludePackageIds) {
+        this.runPackageIds.delete(excluded);
+      }
+    }
 
     this.session.running = true;
     this.session.paused = false;
diff --git a/tests/download-manager.test.ts b/tests/download-manager.test.ts
index 8ed1a1e..8b6927a 100644
--- a/tests/download-manager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/download-manager.test.ts
@@ -12244,3 +12244,121 @@ describe("download manager", () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe("start conflict guard + selective resume", () => {
+  function makeItem(id: string, packageId: string, status: string, fileName: string): any {
+    return {
+      id, packageId, url: `https://hoster.example/${id}`, provider: "realdebrid",
+      status, retries: 0, speedBps: 0, downloadedBytes: status === "completed" ? 100 : 0,
+      totalBytes: status === "completed" ? 100 : null, progressPercent: status === "completed" ? 100 : 0,
+      fileName, targetPath: "", resumable: true, attempts: 0, lastError: "", fullStatus: "",
+      createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now()
+    };
+  }
+
+  it("does not flag a partially-downloaded package whose extract dir holds its own completed output", async () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-startconflict-own-"));
+    tempDirs.push(root);
+    const storagePaths = createStoragePaths(path.join(root, "state"));
+    initPackageLogs(storagePaths.baseDir);
+    initItemLogs(storagePaths.baseDir);
+
+    const session = emptySession();
+    const packageId = "pkg-own-output";
+    const extractDir = path.join(root, "extract", "OwnOutput");
+    fs.mkdirSync(extractDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(extractDir, "episode01.mkv"), Buffer.alloc(64, 7));
+    session.packageOrder = [packageId];
+    session.packages[packageId] = {
+      id: packageId, name: "OwnOutput",
+      outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads", "OwnOutput"), extractDir,
+      status: "queued", itemIds: ["own-done", "own-pending"], cancelled: false, enabled: true,
+      createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now()
+    } as any;
+    session.items["own-done"] = makeItem("own-done", packageId, "completed", "done.rar");
+    session.items["own-pending"] = makeItem("own-pending", packageId, "queued", "pending.rar");
+
+    const manager = new DownloadManager(
+      { ...defaultSettings(), token: "rd-token", outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads"), extractDir: path.join(root, "extract") },
+      session, storagePaths
+    );
+
+    const conflicts = await manager.getStartConflicts();
+    expect(conflicts.map((c) => c.packageId)).not.toContain(packageId);
+  });
+
+  it("flags a fresh package when its package-specific extract dir already holds files and it has no completed items", async () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-startconflict-fresh-"));
+    tempDirs.push(root);
+    const storagePaths = createStoragePaths(path.join(root, "state"));
+    initPackageLogs(storagePaths.baseDir);
+    initItemLogs(storagePaths.baseDir);
+
+    const session = emptySession();
+    const packageId = "pkg-fresh-conflict";
+    const extractDir = path.join(root, "extract", "FreshConflict");
+    fs.mkdirSync(extractDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(extractDir, "old-from-previous-run.mkv"), Buffer.alloc(64, 9));
+    session.packageOrder = [packageId];
+    session.packages[packageId] = {
+      id: packageId, name: "FreshConflict",
+      outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads", "FreshConflict"), extractDir,
+      status: "queued", itemIds: ["fresh-pending"], cancelled: false, enabled: true,
+      createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now()
+    } as any;
+    session.items["fresh-pending"] = makeItem("fresh-pending", packageId, "queued", "fresh.rar");
+
+    const manager = new DownloadManager(
+      { ...defaultSettings(), token: "rd-token", outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads"), extractDir: path.join(root, "extract") },
+      session, storagePaths
+    );
+
+    const conflicts = await manager.getStartConflicts();
+    expect(conflicts.map((c) => c.packageId)).toContain(packageId);
+  });
+
+  it("start() holds excluded packages out of the run set and runs the rest", async () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-selective-resume-"));
+    tempDirs.push(root);
+    const storagePaths = createStoragePaths(path.join(root, "state"));
+    initPackageLogs(storagePaths.baseDir);
+    initItemLogs(storagePaths.baseDir);
+
+    const session = emptySession();
+    const runId = "pkg-run";
+    const holdId = "pkg-hold";
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, "downloads", "RunMe"), { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, "downloads", "HoldMe"), { recursive: true });
+    session.packageOrder = [runId, holdId];
+    session.packages[runId] = {
+      id: runId, name: "RunMe",
+      outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads", "RunMe"), extractDir: path.join(root, "extract", "RunMe"),
+      status: "queued", itemIds: ["run-item"], cancelled: false, enabled: true,
+      createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now()
+    } as any;
+    session.packages[holdId] = {
+      id: holdId, name: "HoldMe",
+      outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads", "HoldMe"), extractDir: path.join(root, "extract", "HoldMe"),
+      status: "queued", itemIds: ["hold-item"], cancelled: false, enabled: true,
+      createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now()
+    } as any;
+    session.items["run-item"] = makeItem("run-item", runId, "queued", "run.rar");
+    session.items["hold-item"] = makeItem("hold-item", holdId, "queued", "hold.rar");
+
+    const manager = new DownloadManager(
+      { ...defaultSettings(), token: "rd-token", maxParallel: 2, outputDir: path.join(root, "downloads"), extractDir: path.join(root, "extract") },
+      session, storagePaths
+    );
+    (manager as any).debridService.unrestrictLink = () => new Promise(() => {});
+
+    await manager.start({ excludePackageIds: new Set([holdId]) });
+
+    expect((manager as any).runPackageIds.has(runId)).toBe(true);
+    expect((manager as any).runPackageIds.has(holdId)).toBe(false);
+    expect((manager as any).runItemIds.has("run-item")).toBe(true);
+    expect((manager as any).runItemIds.has("hold-item")).toBe(false);
+    expect(session.items["hold-item"].status).toBe("queued");
+
+    manager.stop();
+  });
+});