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The last few years I used the Parameters "--logging -1 --clean --disable-file-log" on Windows Client to prevent the GB-Download count.
With starting SAB, the counters Today, This Month and Total were all at 0.

Since a few month only the Today counter is set to 0, This Month and Total show values. I think this started with 4.3.0 Update, but nor sure.
I tried to find out if there were some changes of the Parameters coming with the new Updates, but Documentation shows no changes.

So, how can I disable the counting for "This Month" and "Total"?

Thanks for any help.

Oh I didn't know this even was a thing people used! Have to investigate how this worked before and how to restore it.

Just curious why you don't want this counter?
Did it also not count the server statistics in the Config Servers page?

OK, I'm now confused.
TL:DR - It's working as expected, no counting anymore.

I totally forgot that Server Statistics even exist, never checked it, but it also got deleted (reset to 0 too).

What I did to make it work again, also it's not a valid explanation for me:
1. Start sabnzbd (Today 0, This Month and Total with values)
2. Activate "disable_archive" under Special (I did this to get rid of the lists, had nothing to do with the counter issue)
3. Shutdown sab and changed Parameters to "-l -1 -c --disable-file-log"
4. Start sabnzbd and all Counters now were at 0, that's what I wanted.
5. Test-DL and shutdown sab.
6. Change back Parameters to "--logging -1 --clean --disable-file-log" (I prefer the long command-version).
7. Start sabnzbd and it's working, all Counters are at 0, also the Server Statistics.

Changing the Parameters from long to short (and back) is in my eyes still the same and was just a desperate attempt, so it doesn't make any sense, but I'm happy it's working again.

Edit: The reason I don't want to have the counters and DL-Lists is the same reason as for using VPN and sometimes TOR, just don't want any kind of "Documentation".

Yeah the clean all will do what you want