So you downloaded a huge file/movie/game off of Usenet only to be met with an error message saying, "Repair Failed, Not Enough Repair Blocks". This is not an isolated case and while most would cry in rage about the wasted bandwidth and time spent on downloading that "16GB piece of crap!", fear not for there be ways to save yer piratin' arse!
Notes: I download NZB files from NZBMatrix. I use SabNZBd as my usenet client and I pay $10/month for Newshosting's services. All steps here assume you know your way around usenet and NZB files already.
STEP ONE: Use QuickPAR to Check Which Files Are Corrupt
- Download the QuickPAR par2 checker tool and install on your PC.
- Open up the application and click on OPEN at the bottom left corner of the app window (NOT the OPEN button near Source Files)
- Now browse to and select the PAR2 file of your incomplete download.
- QuickPAR will check your downloads and see which files are incomplete. They will be denoted by either a Yellow icon (incomplete) or a Red one (missing).
- Take note of all files that are incomplete and/or missing. It's best not to close this window just yet.
STEP TWO: Use NZBIndex to Find Your Incomplete/Missing Files
- Go to www.nzbindex.nl and in the search box on the main page, type in the exact folder name of your incomplete download (eg. The Walking Dead Ep 3 Long Road Ahead DLC XBOX360 NoGrp) and hit search.
- You may be presented with many results so pick the one closest to your folder name and click on the corresponding "View Collection" link.
- Next you will see the contents of the download (rar files, nfo, etc.)
- Remember those missing/incomplete files you took note off in STEP ONE? Find them on the list and use the select boxes to tick off each and every one you need.
- Now click on Create NZB at the bottom of the page and it should download you a custom NZB file with only the files you are missing. Amazing!
STEP THREE: Download The Missing Files and Unpack Manually
- Start downloading using your new NZB.
- Once finished this will not unpack by itself. Browse to the folder of your new download and you should see all the new and hopefully complete rar, nfo, par2 files.
- Select and copy them all over to your original incomplete download's folder (eg. The Walking Dead Ep 3 Long Road Ahead DLC XBOX360 NoGrp). Overwrite all files needed.
- Finally, unpack your download manually and you should be all set.
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bloody excellent, exactly what I needed
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ReplyDeleteThis doesn't work anymore due to take-down notices targeting specific files on news providers. Best to find a forum type site that uses passwords, yet this makes it more time consuming. That or go back to torrenting on private trackers.
ReplyDeletegreat toot and helpful--if only the par fix util had a more user-friendly way of transferring the data it spits out. like an option to cut'n paste the (ridiculously) long file names so they could more easily be loaded into the search engine. but hey, that's not your toot but a limitation of the software itself. grateful to you!
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