extracting in subfolders from 1 nzb file

[ventus15]

Hi,

I have the folowing problem.
If I download multiple DVD's from one 1 nzb file (lets say a whole season of 6 DVD's), Sabnzbd tries to extract all those files in the same folder, resulting in overwites,...

Is it possible to let Sabnzbd extract those DVD's into subfolders.
for example:
Disc1
Disc2
...

Or do i need to use seperate nzb files?

Thanks!

[shypike]

It's probably better to split the job in multiple NZB's.
The problem is that, unless the poster has used a sub-folder in the RAR-set, all files will go into main job-folder.

If we would start to unpack into sub-folders, people would start complaining too...

[ventus15]

i am not complaining, you guys do a very job job with sabnzbd.  I have been using it for years! :-)

I was just thinking, if you check on file name, it would be possible to extract into subfolders
example:
serie1disc1.rar
serie1disc1.001
serie1disc1.002
...

serie1disc2.rar
serie1disc2.001
serie1disc2.002
...

result is two folders:
serie1disc1
serie1disc2

so... if different filenames -> extract into subfolders else -> extract into main folder
perhaps you could make it an option on te 'Switches' page
(i am just thinking here, i am certainly not sabnzbd developer)


I have been looking at de 'Extra paramters' for the unpack.  could i solve this by adding a parameter?

[shypike]

There is actually an unrar option which may help you:

-ad            Append archive name to destination path

It says "append", but it's really "prepend".
You would need to put -ad into the extra unpack parameters.
However, it will give you an extra folder level always.

[ventus15]

Thanks for the tip!

keep up the good work!