[pkscout]

Is there a way to prevent downloading of the artwork files completely?

I need to keep clearing out the artwork directories, as my player does not have a lot of free space, and it fills up quite quickly.

I wouldn't care if it downloads the same files each time an artist comes up, bandwidth isn't an issue.

If you don't want to download any artwork you could just turn off all three sources in the AS settings (the Download section). There is also a cache manager in the Advanced section that will limit the size of the downloaded material. The cache manager is disabled if you select USE BOTH LOCAL AND REMOTE IMAGES in the Image Priority section of the Slideshow settings (so that we don't delete your non-downloaded images).