only parts get downloaded

[mpetruc]

Hi!

I am a contributor using v.0.28.2. Starting yesterday alt.binz downloads only parts. i think the problem started after enableing throttling (limiting the download speed). so basically i end up with a bunch of folders with names like "0a1db65a52d38587021895da4cae3935", each folder containing lots of small parts of the file. is this a bug or is it something wrong with my usenet provider/whatever? also, since i already have about 8Gb of partial files, is there any way to convert them to the legitimate files (i'd like to avoind downloading the same things again). thanks.

[cr4zyfr4g]

those names are ok (they are parts) from filenames. But they should be decoded.
Pls look into your log, what it tells you and read this: https://www.altbinz.net/wiki/Problem_Solving#My_files_are_stuck_with_status_.22decoding.22._What_can_i_do.3F

[mpetruc]

oh, i did read that before i posted! i have the parts files in the default download folder (which is the same as the temp folder) (c:\temp). the log file, apart for some  Statuscode =0, doesn't show anything abnormal.alt.binz was restarted and is running. but nothing gets decoded! connecting/disconnecting doesn't have any impact on this problem either. do you guys have any suggestions, what should i do next? thanks a lot.

[cr4zyfr4g]

default download folder and temp folder should be different!

[Hecks]

Try the manual decoder linked here:

https://www.altbinz.net/forum/index.php?topic=1489.msg4839#msg4839

Status Code 0 means problem with the server, so there may be problems with these downloaded parts.

[mpetruc]

the manual decoder worked. Thanks a lot, much appreciated!

btw, does anyone know what causes the occurrence of this problem? thanks a lot!

[Hecks]

As far as I know, this only happens with certain anti-virus, anti-malware or similar interfering with the I/O, but that should have been solved by a restart.  Yours is the only example I've seen of this particular problem, so I doubt you'll see it again.  If you do, go though the basic trouble-shooting steps of switching off temporarily every suspect - AV, Windows Defender, firewall, indexer etc. etc. - until you find the culprit.  Or use something like Process Explorer to inspect any open handles on the file.  This is assuming that your Status Code 0 prob was not related here.  In any case, you can be 99.9% certain that speed throttling has nothing to do with it.