diff --git a/modules/repos/lib.py b/modules/repos/lib.py
index 49e3e528..b56ef585 100644
--- a/modules/repos/lib.py
+++ b/modules/repos/lib.py
@@ -1562,7 +1562,9 @@ class ReposConfig(ConfigFile):
 
 
 repos_config = ReposConfig()
-register_ownership(ReposConfig.file_name, Repository)
+# Only the columns repos.yaml saves (not a fetch's commit, size, ...); its Collection saves the rest.
+register_ownership(ReposConfig.file_name, Repository,
+                   columns={'url', 'mode', 'branch', 'submodules', 'clone_token', 'collection_id'})
 
 
 def get_repos_config() -> ReposConfig:
diff --git a/modules/videos/lib.py b/modules/videos/lib.py
index 292224e8..2a64b7aa 100644
--- a/modules/videos/lib.py
+++ b/modules/videos/lib.py
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ class ChannelsConfig(ConfigFile):
 
 
 CHANNELS_CONFIG: ChannelsConfig = ChannelsConfig()
-register_ownership(ChannelsConfig.file_name, Channel)
+# Only the columns channels.yaml saves (not a refresh's counts, info_json, ...); its Collection saves the rest.
+register_ownership(ChannelsConfig.file_name, Channel,
+                   columns={'url', 'source_id', 'generate_posters', 'calculate_duration', 'download_missing_data',
+                            'collection_id'})
 TEST_CHANNELS_CONFIG: ChannelsConfig = None
 
 
diff --git a/wrolpi/collections/models.py b/wrolpi/collections/models.py
index df04a034..047cb35c 100644
--- a/wrolpi/collections/models.py
+++ b/wrolpi/collections/models.py
@@ -1316,9 +1316,11 @@ class CollectionItem(ModelHelper, Base):
         return data
 
 
-# Each kind of Collection is saved by its own config.
+# Each kind of Collection is saved by its own config, which saves these columns (not item_count, total_size, ...).
+COLLECTION_CONFIG_COLUMNS = {'name', 'kind', 'description', 'directory', 'tag_id', 'file_format'}
 for _kind, _config in (('channel', 'channels.yaml'), ('domain', 'domains.yaml'), ('playlist', 'playlists.yaml'),
                        ('repo', 'repos.yaml')):
-    register_ownership(_config, Collection, row=lambda collection, kind=_kind: collection.kind == kind)
+    register_ownership(_config, Collection, columns=COLLECTION_CONFIG_COLUMNS,
+                       row=lambda collection, kind=_kind: collection.kind == kind)
 # Only a playlist's items are saved (author and subject Collections have items too).
 register_ownership('playlists.yaml', CollectionItem, row=lambda item: 'playlist' in collection_kinds(item))
diff --git a/wrolpi/downloader.py b/wrolpi/downloader.py
index e3df6e44..bd51c21f 100644
--- a/wrolpi/downloader.py
+++ b/wrolpi/downloader.py
@@ -2310,11 +2310,14 @@ class DownloadManagerConfig(ConfigFile):
 
 
 DOWNLOAD_MANAGER_CONFIG: DownloadManagerConfig = DownloadManagerConfig()
-register_ownership(DownloadManagerConfig.file_name, Download)
-# channels.yaml and repos.yaml each save their own Collections' Downloads (the URL and how often it runs).  Only
-# the config of that Collection's kind owns one: counting another config's change would make that config's next
-# import save instead of import.
-DOWNLOAD_COLLECTION_CONFIGS = (('channel', 'channels.yaml'), ('repo', 'repos.yaml'))
+# Each config owns only the columns it saves: counting another change would make its next import save instead of
+# import.  (`attempts`, `error`, ... change on every attempt.)
+register_ownership(DownloadManagerConfig.file_name, Download,
+                   columns={'destination', 'downloader', 'frequency', 'last_successful_download', 'next_download',
+                            'settings', 'status', 'sub_downloader', 'tag_names', 'url'})
+# channels.yaml, domains.yaml and repos.yaml each save their own Collections' Downloads (the URL and how often it
+# runs).  Only the config of that Collection's kind owns one.
+DOWNLOAD_COLLECTION_CONFIGS = (('channel', 'channels.yaml'), ('domain', 'domains.yaml'), ('repo', 'repos.yaml'))
 for _kind, _config in DOWNLOAD_COLLECTION_CONFIGS:
     register_ownership(_config, Download, columns={'url', 'frequency', 'collection_id'},
                        row=lambda download, kind=_kind: kind in collection_kinds(download))
diff --git a/wrolpi/test/test_config_version.py b/wrolpi/test/test_config_version.py
index d8bf9bc7..b979d4a4 100644
--- a/wrolpi/test/test_config_version.py
+++ b/wrolpi/test/test_config_version.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import yaml
 
 from wrolpi.collections.models import Collection
 from wrolpi.config_version import get_config_version, set_config_version
+from wrolpi.dates import now
 from wrolpi.files.models import FileGroup
 from wrolpi.tags import Tag, get_tags_config, import_tags_config
 
@@ -276,3 +277,60 @@ def test_only_playlist_items_count_for_playlists(test_session):
     playlist.add_url(test_session, '/map?x=1', title='Spot')
     test_session.commit()
     assert db_version(test_session, 'playlists.yaml') == 2
+
+
+def test_unsaved_columns_do_not_count(test_session):
+    """Columns a config does not save (a fetch's commit, a refresh's counts, a download attempt) do not count:
+    counting them would make that config's next import save instead of import."""
+    from modules.repos.models import Repository
+    from modules.videos.models import Channel
+    from wrolpi.downloader import Download
+
+    channel_collection = Collection(name='Channel', kind='channel')
+    repo_collection = Collection(name='Repo', kind='repo')
+    test_session.add_all([channel_collection, repo_collection])
+    test_session.flush()
+    channel = Channel(collection_id=channel_collection.id)
+    repo = Repository(url='https://example.com/repo.git', collection_id=repo_collection.id)
+    download = Download(url='https://example.com/channel', frequency=86400, collection_id=channel_collection.id)
+    test_session.add_all([channel, repo, download])
+    test_session.commit()
+    names = ('channels.yaml', 'repos.yaml', 'download_manager.yaml')
+    for name in names:
+        set_config_version(test_session, name, 1)
+    test_session.commit()
+
+    repo.head_sha = 'abc123'
+    repo.last_fetch = now()
+    channel.video_count = 10
+    channel.refreshed = True
+    channel_collection.item_count = 10
+    repo_collection.total_size = 1000
+    download.attempts = 1
+    download.error = 'Failed'
+    download.last_download_attempt = now()
+    test_session.commit()
+    assert {i: db_version(test_session, i) for i in names} == dict.fromkeys(names, 1)
+
+    # Saved columns still count.
+    repo.branch = 'dev'
+    channel.generate_posters = True
+    download.status = 'failed'
+    test_session.commit()
+    assert {i: db_version(test_session, i) for i in names} == dict.fromkeys(names, 2)
+
+
+def test_domain_downloads_count_for_domains(test_session):
+    """domains.yaml saves each domain's Downloads (url, frequency)."""
+    from wrolpi.downloader import Download
+
+    domain = Collection(name='example.com', kind='domain')
+    test_session.add(domain)
+    test_session.commit()
+    set_config_version(test_session, 'domains.yaml', 1)
+    test_session.commit()
+
+    test_session.add(Download(url='https://example.com/feed', frequency=86400, collection_id=domain.id))
+    test_session.commit()
+
+    assert db_version(test_session, 'domains.yaml') == 2