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🛠️ Ensure your extraction tool has "Write" access to your download folders, or the process will fail silently. Conclusion
Sonarr looks for video files ( .mkv , .mp4 ), not archives. sonen.rar
If you prefer not to use extra software, most download clients have built-in "Execute" or "Run Script" features: 🛠️ Ensure your extraction tool has "Write" access
You can add a Python script or a simple batch command to trigger unrar upon completion. Sonarr then "sees" the video file, imports it
Sonarr then "sees" the video file, imports it to your library, and Unpackerr cleans up the extracted file afterward, leaving the original RARs for seeding. 2. Built-in Download Client Scripts
💡 If your download folder and media library are on the same disk, use Hardlinks so the file doesn't take up double space.
Most "Scene" releases are packed into multi-part RAR archives. This is great for data integrity but a nightmare for automation because: