diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/__init__.py
index 50cda07..56672b8 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/__init__.py
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ config = [{
                 {
                     'name': 'file_action',
                     'label': 'Torrent File Action',
-                    'default': 'move',
+                    'default': 'link',
                     'type': 'dropdown',
-                    'values': [('Move', 'move'), ('Copy', 'copy'), ('Hard link', 'hardlink'), ('Move & Sym link', 'move_symlink')],
-                    'description': 'Define which kind of file operation you want to use for torrents. Before you start using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link">hard links</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sym_link">sym links</a>, PLEASE read about their possible drawbacks.',
+                    'values': [('Link', 'link'), ('Copy', 'copy'), ('Move', 'move')],
+                    'description': '<strong>Link</strong> or <strong>Copy</strong> after downloading completed (and allow for seeding), or <strong>Move</strong> after seeding completed. Link first tries <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link">hard link</a>, then <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sym_link">sym link</a> and falls back to Copy.',
                     'advanced': True,
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 508eab2..2b73590
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
@@ -548,21 +548,23 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
         try:
             if forcemove:
                 shutil.move(old, dest)
-            elif self.conf('file_action') == 'hardlink':
-                try:
-                    link(old, dest)
-                except:
-                    log.error('Couldn\'t hardlink file "%s" to "%s". Copying instead. Error: %s. ', (old, dest, traceback.format_exc()))
-                    shutil.copy(old, dest)
             elif self.conf('file_action') == 'copy':
                 shutil.copy(old, dest)
-            elif self.conf('file_action') == 'move_symlink':
-                shutil.move(old, dest)
+            elif self.conf('file_action') == 'link':
+                # First try to hardlink
                 try:
-                    symlink(dest, old)
+                    log.debug('Hardlinking file "%s" to "%s"...', (old, dest))
+                    link(old, dest)
                 except:
-                    log.error('Couldn\'t symlink file "%s" to "%s". Copying the file back. Error: %s. ', (old, dest, traceback.format_exc()))
-                    shutil.copy(dest, old)
+                    # Try to simlink next
+                    log.debug('Couldn\'t hardlink file "%s" to "%s". Simlinking instead. Error: %s. ', (old, dest, traceback.format_exc()))
+                    shutil.copy(old, dest)
+                    try:
+                        symlink(dest, old + '.link')
+                        os.unlink(old)
+                        os.rename(old + '.link', old)
+                    except:
+                        log.error('Couldn\'t symlink file "%s" to "%s". Copied instead. Error: %s. ', (old, dest, traceback.format_exc()))
             else:
                 shutil.move(old, dest)
 
@@ -767,10 +769,10 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
         for item in scan_items:
             # Ask the renamer to scan the item
             if item['scan']:
-                if item['pause'] and self.conf('file_action') == 'move_symlink':
+                if item['pause'] and self.conf('file_action') == 'link':
                     fireEvent('download.pause', item = item, pause = True, single = True)
                 fireEvent('renamer.scan', download_info = item)
-                if item['pause'] and self.conf('file_action') == 'move_symlink':
+                if item['pause'] and self.conf('file_action') == 'link':
                     fireEvent('download.pause', item = item, pause = False, single = True)
             if item['process_complete']:
                 #First make sure the files were succesfully processed
@@ -829,6 +831,6 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
 
     def statusInfoComplete(self, item):
         return item['id'] and item['downloader'] and item['folder']
-
+    
     def movieInFromFolder(self, movie_folder):
         return movie_folder and self.conf('from') in movie_folder or not movie_folder