Can a large download be completed in smaller chunks?

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skua
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Can a large download be completed in smaller chunks?

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I've got a rather large download in my Queue (32GB) but I cannot download it all in one session. I'd like to be able to specify segments and maybe download it in 3 or four sessions.

I see that if I click on the name of the download in the queue it lists all the segments and each has a check box at the far left. I've been looking for documentation to describe what this page or view is for?

Is it possible to break up a large download like this into smaller pieces?

Thanks for any advice.

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shypike
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Re: Can a large download be completed in smaller chunks?

Post by shypike »

No, that's not possibke. Post processing would not be possible.
Why do you need chunks?
You can pause downloading at any moment, even on a schedule.
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Re: Can a large download be completed in smaller chunks?

Post by skua »

I didn't want to possibly draw attention and incur the wrath of my ISP with a 32GB download. There are like 650 parts to download and I just thought that if I could designate the first 200 I could download that one night... then another 200 the next... etc. Would set nounpack so that it wouldn't attempt to do any automatic post-processing.

Thanks for the reply. I'll attempt to accomplish the goal via scheduling.

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Re: Can a large download be completed in smaller chunks?

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The alternative is to set a daily quota.
Just set it to 32G and SABnzbd will stop downloading when consumed
and will resume the next day.
Config->Switches
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