Repairing damaged archives using quickpar

[David]

hi guys, read through the guide and tried to read up on it but I still can't get this to work.

Got my first damaged file using newzbins, ran quick par over it and it said it was still missing blocks, what do I do now? Pressumably I don't have to redownload the whole file again, I tried redownloading the par2 filees but this made no difference, any suggestions?

 

[Griff]

I got your PM mate but I was busy for most of the weekend.

In a typical Usenet download you'll have loads of rar's, a Par2 "Index" file and at the end of the article will be multiple files that look like "vol000+01.PAR2", "vol012+10.PAR2", "vol040+40.PAR2" etc...

By default these Par2 files are paused and don't get downloaded. If you've run the par2 "index" file and it says blocks are missing then you need to "un-pause" and/or download the other par2 files. Run the "index" file again and it should confirm the missing blocks are now filled and you can proceed and repair.

"If" you've done all that and it says blocks are still missing then you've either overlooked something or it's a duff.

 

[David]

No worries at all mate, figured as much!

Thanks for that, i've followed your guide from head to toe and tbh i think mine is downloading them files automatically...now that i know this, i'm thinking there must be an option to pause them automatically which would reduce download times, know of it?

Think that in the particular case i must of had a duff but cheers for your help anyway mate.

 

[Griff]

No worries at all mate, figured as much!

Thanks for that, i've followed your guide from head to toe and tbh i think mine is downloading them files automatically...now that i know this, i'm thinking there must be an option to pause them automatically which would reduce download times, know of it?

Think that in the particular case i must of had a duff but cheers for your help anyway mate.

If you're using Newsleecher you can automatically pause them in the options.

 

[David]

lol i'm such a noob. i checked that and your right think it resetted after reinstalled with final from beta, thank you mate