If I have multiple parts of a RAR archive, does JDownloader require enough space for all parts combined during extraction?

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If I have multiple parts of a RAR archive, does JDownloader require enough space for all parts combined during extraction?
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Yes. JDownloader requires enough free space to extract the *contents* of the entire RAR archive, which will likely be larger than the combined size of the RAR parts themselves, due to compression. Also, it will use temporary files during extraction which can further increase the space needed.