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Also known as: unobfuscation, filename recovery
The client-side step of restoring real filenames after an obfuscated download unpacks to random strings. Sources include the release name recorded in the NZB metadata, an NFO inside the archive, or inspection of the media file's own container data. Download clients attempt this during post-processing, and library software downstream may rename again to its own scheme.
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