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docs(faq): Clarify reasons to re-download files

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@ -157,11 +157,14 @@ clever scraping mechanisms.
...force ytdl-sub to re-download a file
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sometimes users may wish to replace a file already in the archive, for example, if the
current file is a lower resolution than desired, missing subtitles, corrupt, etc..
``ytdl-sub`` decides what files have already been downloaded by entries in :ref:`the
download archive file <config_reference/plugins:output_options>`,
``./.ytdl-sub-...-download-archive.json``, at the top of the subscription/series/show
:ref:`output directory <config_reference/plugins:output_options>` in the appropriate
``overrides: / ..._directory:`` library path *and* the presence of the corresponding
``overrides: / ..._directory:`` library path, *and* the presence of the corresponding
downloaded files under the same path. To force ``ytdl-sub`` to re-download an entry both
need to be removed: