unrar & par2 x64 versions

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n2k
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unrar & par2 x64 versions

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Hey,

I'm running on Windows 7 x64 and sabnzbd is not using the x64 versions of unrar & par2, just the regular ones in (SABnzbd\win\par2\par2.exe and SABnzbd\win\unrar\unrar.exe).
I've read that sab should be using the x64 version on x64 OS'es by default, but it doesn't here.
Is there a difference between them in performance? :)

Greets,
n2k
Last edited by n2k on July 5th, 2011, 3:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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shypike
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Re: unrar & par2 x64 versions

Post by shypike »

Check your sabnzbd.ini file.
There's a "secret" setting allow_64bit_tools in it.
It should be set to 1 (and it is by default).
For unrar it should make very little difference, being disk-bound.
There is some gain when doing par2 repairs.
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Re: unrar & par2 x64 versions

Post by n2k »

Its set to 1 already, allow_64bit_tools = 1
Anything else that might prevent this?
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