RAR Files are downloaded into the compete folder

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aoommen
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RAR Files are downloaded into the compete folder

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Hi There - this is my first post on this forum.

Been using SAB for quite sometime now (over a year) and it works well 99% of the time. The rest 1% has the issue where the download completes and I get a file in the complete directory - but that folder contains a RAR file and when I try to open/extract it gives me an error. I have tried WinZip and 7-Zip, but the same result on both.

I am wondering whether RAR files in the complete folder is normal - without unpacking or repairing. I have never seen this. I t has always been a container format for videos (.mkv,.avi etc) never a RAR file. Also why is that file not extractable.

I can post logs or the files itself if anyone wants. Trying to find out what is causing this, any and all help is greatly appreciated.

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shypike
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Re: RAR Files are downloaded into the compete folder

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Probably stray data in the NZB.
Is the rest of the post OK?
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Re: RAR Files are downloaded into the compete folder

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Thank You for responding shypike. Not sure what you meant by "rest of the post" - it is a video file I am trying to download - but all I get is an non-extractable RAR file. Any way to fix it or is this a bad nzb?
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Re: RAR Files are downloaded into the compete folder

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If the NZB contained par2 files that verified properly and the RAR still fails,
it's pretty certain that the poster screwed up.
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