how to Rescan downloaded files to not redownload again

I could have swore, there was a program to scan and get the signature of my download files. So after reinstalling Newsbin. I could scan my local files so they wouldn't download again.
Was this an option at one time, and can it still be done now?
thanks a bunch!
Was this an option at one time, and can it still be done now?
thanks a bunch!