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Hey all,

I wanted to know how sabnbd+ works from the instructions below. Sabnzbd+ handles downloading very intelligently as is well known. I wanted to know if Sabnzbd+ does

a)
Download ALL Files (RAR + PAR2 + PAR + ZIP + NFO + SFV)
Check CRC with SFV
If CRC doesn't match do repair.
Unpack


OR

b)
Download (RAR + ZIP + NFO + SFV)
Check CRC with SFV
if CRC doesn't match download PAR2 + PAR (However many are necessary)
Repair archive
Unpack


The method b) saves on bandwidth and the total overhead for a media document/file

both wrong.

download smallest par2
download "normal" files
verify
if needed: check/repair, on failure download required par2 files, go back to verify
unpack

SFV files are not used.

Thanks, its nice to know SABnzbd handles files intelligently and attempts to reduce the amount of data transfered.