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Hi there,

I'm sure the two nzb servers I'm using are tired of how my Sab account is fetching an insane amount of duplicates of the same TV episode updates. Pastebin URLs for SickBeard and Sab debug logs below for all the deets but briefly I'm running Windows 7 and have updated both software to the latest version.

(I've tried posting to SB forums first, but it's been over 24hrs since I submitted my help request, and it hasn't been posted on the site. Seems like there are no mods regularly running them).

SAB: http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=9rEtdHGN

SB: http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=jq27z5Xw

Any help is GREATLY appreciated at this point!

I'm not sure what your question is.

OK, I thought I was being as clear as possible but here we go:

Periodically, SickBeard fetches the latest episodes of several TV series that I have manually added months/years ago, which is what SB should do. So far, so good.

However, rather than queueing only ONE .nzb per new episode, there are usually a half-dozen of THAT VERY SAME .nzb being queued, often within seconds of each other. This is bad. The usenet providers I have subscribed to are being spammed by an insane amount of .nzb fetch requests, causing my account's daily .nzb limit to be reached all the time.

I'm not sure if this is a SB or Sab issue, or both (or something else). I'm hoping someone can help me problem-solve.


I'm also having A LOT of trouble getting Sabtosickbeard.exe post-processing script to work. I'm guessing the appearance of several other folders with the same name (with .1, .2, .3, etc. at the end of the naming structure) in the incomplete folder is causing the script to be unable to find the downloaded episodes to rename them. The TV episodes appear in the complete root folder ("TV"), but I have to manually move the files into the appropriate "Season %S" subfolder for each show. Also, the incomplete folder is on a different drive than the complete folder, but that hasn't been a problem before the nightmare of duplicate/multiple TV episode .nzbs being fetched.

Are the NZB's all exactly the same?
If so, then it could be SABnzbd problem.
If not, it's definitely a SickBeard problem.

shypike wrote:Are the NZB's all exactly the same?
If so, then it could be SABnzbd problem.
If not, it's definitely a SickBeard problem.

They' re not, not exactly, but I think I have accounted for the discrepancy: I use two indexers, and when one's daily request limit is reached, the other one "takes over" and so there is a slight filename change (different scene names; same quality). I can tell you that once an episode is downloaded, I never see it reappear in the queue (unless there's a PROPER, in which case the previously download is nuked if I recall my settings correctly). I have a backlog due to enabling Scheduler to only let Sab loose for the 6 hour AM window when my ISP doesn't monitor bandwidth usage.

I'll fully admit to tinkering with both Sab and SB on a recent completly new Win 7 install over the holidays, I esp. recall mucking up the post-process script setup process.

Thanks for the prompt reply!

Any help please?

Since SickBeard determines what is downloaded, it may be better to ask the question on its forum.