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Hi guys,

I wondered why sabnzbd (0.7.18) unrar files so slow in compare with e.g "the unarchiver" (unpacking tool) on OSX which uses the same unrar lib.
So I make some tests:

My system:

• Mac Mini i5 2.5Ghz
  OSX 10.9.4
  8GB Ram
  Samsung 830 SSD
  Synology 1813+ DualCore 2.13 Atom 8 Bay NAS
  transfer speed over Cat5e cable SSD->NAS = 120MB/s+

My sabnzbd configuration:

• Running on MacMini
  Temp path -> SSD
  Complete path -> NAS

Speed (one 13.4GB big download with password):
original unrar (sabnzbd 0.7.18): 11:42sec
the unarchiver unrar: 5:20sec
newest unrar 5.11: 5:23sec

As you see the speed doubled by simply changing the sabnzbd unrar lib with the newest unrar from http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm.

Thanks for the tip.
We upgrade unrar regularly, but of course their updates don't sync with ours
It seems they have finally cracked the problem of slow over-the-network unpacking.

I have the latest wirar on my PC - is there a way to change what sabnzbd used on windows?

Thanks

0.7.19 and 0.7.20RC1 contain unrar 5.11
Should you want to upgrade beyond that, just find and replace unrar.exe within SABnzbd's program folder.
(Note that it comes with a 32bit and a 64bit version, make sure you don't mix them up.)

Thanks!!!