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I am running Windows 10 x64, SABnzb 1.1.1. I have a specific NZB that creates this write error and can be downloaded with no errors using other NZB utilities like Newsbin to the same folder and drive. SABnzb is downloading other files to the same location with no issues. The drive is a local disk. I sent the same NZB to a friend using SABnzb and he gets the same error as I do.

I have a specific NZB that creates this write error

Which write error?
Which NZB?

It says ERROR: write error. I read the rules, we are not allowed to mention the specific NZB here.

I sent you a PM Sander.

I have no problems downloading that NZB; tried on two different SABnzbd setups, both on Ubuntu, FWIW. Result is a .MKV in a subdir in a subdir.

In other words: I can't reproduce your problem, and thus I can't analyse it.

@flyfloam: can you post the exact, full error message? So a copy-paste.
And set SAB's logging to +Debug, and re-download, and find the relevant lines in sabnzbd.log, and post them here.

I have the debug on, same error ERROR: write error

I replaced the name of the show with other characters.


ERROR: write error ( T:\SABcomplete\_UNPACK_123456789.123456.S03E10.abcabcabcabcbacabc.720p.xyz1.WEBRip.AAC2.0.x264-TVSmash/123456789.123456.S03E10.zazazazazazazazaza.720p.xyz1.WEBRip.AAC2.0.x264-TVSmash.mkv\1234.1234.123456.S03E10.azazazazazazazazaz.720p.1122.WEBRip.AAC2.0.x264-TVSmash.part1.rar)

$ echo 'T:\SABcomplete\_UNPACK_123456789.123456.S03E10.abcabcabcabcbacabc.720p.xyz1.WEBRip.AAC2.0.x264-TVSmash/123456789.123456.S03E10.zazazazazazazazaza.720p.xyz1.WEBRip.AAC2.0.x264-TVSmash.mkv\1234.1234.123456.S03E10.azazazazazazazazaz.720p.1122.WEBRip.AAC2.0.x264-TVSmash.part1.rar' | wc
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277 characters in the path / filename. Maybe above a 255 char Windows limit? ... Just guessing ...

Which version of SAB are you using?

V 1.1.1. I removed the path, wrote to the root of drive T:, got the same error. But that is still over 255. I guess SABnzb uses unrar.exe where Newsbin has it's own unrar code.

FWIW: I thought SAB 1.+ had solved long path names on Windows. See https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues#toc3

I have no Windows, so I can't verify on Windows.

Problem found and fixed.
When unpacking an archive within an archive (like your download) the proper path notation was not used to support the long paths, this is fixed now!

WIll be in 1.2.0 Beta!

Thank you!!!