Users report that the `hf download` command consistently freezes at a specific percentage during the file reconstruction phase, rather than completing or throwing an explicit error. The issue was reproduced across three independent environments: RunPod Ubuntu pods with RTX 6000 and RTX 4000 Ada GPUs, as well as on macOS local disk.

  • The freeze occurs at the "Reconstructing" stage (e.g., 13% | 2.00GB / 15.9GB) when fetching files from a repository.
  • The problem persists even when setting `HF_XET_HIGH_PERFORMANCE=1`.
  • Users are seeking methods to verify if the Xet-backed object or its reconstruction manifest is corrupt.
  • There is currently no known recommended way to fetch or repair the specific large file without recreating the entire repository.