REQ: Import action tweak

Josef K · Post by **Josef K** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:07 pm

Currently I download NZBs to my Import directory, run UE and they import. However, UE will load, import, save and then unload the Import group. This isn't as fast as it could be for me. I'd like UE to load the Import group, import the NZB(s) and then open the group ready for me to work with. This may not sound like a big deal to some with empty or virtually empty Import groups but I tend to queue up a lot of things to download for later. Since my retention is 100+ days, I can leave things for a long time before deciding whether or not to actually grab them. Hence, I have quite a large Import group.

In almost all cases, if I want to import NZBs, I want to immediately do something with them. This would be a timesaver. Something like Properties->General->Import/search->Open on Import (checkbox) or an option to Import & open in the dropdown list in the same place would do the trick.

jaapf · Post by **jaapf** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:20 pm

Yes... I concur.

Also, it would be nice to be able to configure the path to the import folder.

Since I'm not always on location at my download computer, I would like to keep a folder on my network I can acces externally.

Josef K · Post by **Josef K** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:21 pm

jaapf wrote:Also, it would be nice to be able to configure the path to the import folder.

Good point, although this doesn't bother me all that much since I can use recent locations (in standard Vista Open/Save dialogues) but I did have to use third party software in XP to get around. I agree it would be nice and easy to have a couple of clicks at most to get to, say, c:\temp or in %DOCUMENTS%\NZB or something. It would be especially useful when the dialogue defaults to somewhere stupid that I never use. I only use C: for boot and save data on a RAID volume for obvious reasons. I've never, ever used My Documents or its variants. UE should have no problem scanning for anything that is *.nzb in any directory and to move it after importing, ignoring any other files that are present.

jaapf · Post by **jaapf** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:57 am

You can "move" your document folder in XP and Vista to anywhere you like.

I placed mine on my NAS, which is on raid as well.

Just change the path in properties.

Especially handy because I do run multiple users on my systems, and the don't log on to the same one.

You can of course use different folders instead of the MS structure, but trie to explain that to complete noobs...

Josef K · Post by **Josef K** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:53 am

jaapf wrote:You can "move" your document folder in XP and Vista to anywhere you like.

I've done this many times for people:

Install Windows on the first partition, point My Documents to the second partition and then boot the system with Acronis and image the boot partition to an Acronis Secure Zone.

The advantage here is that you can completely run the boot partition into the ground and then F11 it to restore it to the original state leaving all the user data intact. It makes perfect sense, especially if you also point Program Files to the second partition and combine it with ERUNT (also pointed to the data partition) to enable some sort of recovery. In the worst case, restore the state, run ERUNT to restore the registry, reinstall less software to get back up and running.

Of course, it's not a thing I do for customers (I couldn't explain how this works over and over that many times and for them to completely understand well enough) but it's good for family/friends. It's not completely foolproof but then I am always a phone call away from them.

I do run a tight ship but if anything (virus/spyware and AV failure) were to take me by surprise, then it could be looking for Documents which, of course, is always mostly empty on my system. Besides, I never did like letting Microsoft tell me what my directory structure should or should not be. I've had a structure all of my own running the same for many years and I'm not going to change now.