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Hi everyone,
This is my first post. I am a little perplexed as to why a new install isn't working properly.
When downloading a new nzb file the download is not continuous like it used to be.
It seems to pause itslelf for a very long time then download about 100mbs in on go.
This is very odd it used to continuous I could download a 20gig film in the space of half an hour.
At the moment its gonna take me a week. What have I done wrong??

I upgraded to Windows 10 yesturday and now in the process of installing applications and reconfiguring them

My Sabnzbd setup
Site I use for posts is nzbgrabit.nl
Broadband = 50mbs download from Virgin Media
Browser: Google Chrome
I am using Easynews Unlimited NNTP.
I have installed Sabnzbd version 0.7.20
I have connected to easynes using secure.news.easynews.com port 21. I have reduced the conenctions to 5 (this didn't make any difference).

the Download Speed Limit is set to 4096

I set Rentention time to 365 as I believe this is the default for all easynews users. I am using the SSL connection.

my server connection is fine and connects.
Any ideas what I have done wrong or could do to stop it from pausing

Can you try release 0.8.0 Alpha?
See announcements board.

shypike wrote:Can you try release 0.8.0 Alpha?
See announcements board.

Removed and installed this version.

Still same issue.

I found this though

Server: secure.news.easynews.com

Priority = 0 Enabled

# Connections: 0

I added another to the queue. It seemed to take an age for SABnzbd to pick it up. Normally a quick page refresh would pick up the new item.
It is effecting all downloads. IN the k/b box i just have a -

If I wasn't allowed ssl connection the server would refuse me access would it not?

I assume that "secure" only accepts ssl connections.
We haven't tested yet on Windows 10, but we haven't seen real compatibility
issues since Windows XP either.
It all worked properly on your previous Windows version?

I also have the same problem after just having upgraded to Windows 10, except what I noticed is that the Python version that SABnzbd uses is 2.5.5. I've been getting the error: "Disk error on creating file xxxx". Windows is reading the drives just fine, and funny enough, SABnzbd is creating incomplete folders in that very drive, but it'll then pause and just sit there. I've tried reinstalling Python 2.7, as well as adding the Python directory to the environment variables, but no dice. I have a feeling this could be the issue since I know there were significant changes between Python 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7.

How do you force SABnzbd to use a certain Python version? I might have missed it, but I didn't see any option in the sabnzbd.ini file? Or do you pass a flag when starting it up?

Thanks!

I have now tried both 0.7.20 and 0.8.0Alpha3 on Windows 10 and I found no issues with either.
It looks like on some systems there's an issue with the default names that SABnzbd uses.
Another user reported that his issues were solved after he just pointed
the "Temp Download Folder" to another location.

shypike wrote:I have now tried both 0.7.20 and 0.8.0Alpha3 on Windows 10 and I found no issues with either.
It looks like on some systems there's an issue with the default names that SABnzbd uses.
Another user reported that his issues were solved after he just pointed
the "Temp Download Folder" to another location.

What do you mean by "default names that SABnzbd uses"? So it's not the Python version that's causing the problem?

Not that I know.
I tried the built version of both.
0.7.20 uses Python 2.5 and 0.8.0 2.7

Son of a gun, looks like pointing the folders to a different location worked! I'm guessing there are wonky permission issues that didn't translate when I upgraded from Win7 to 10. Thanks!