diff --git a/hfutils/index/fetch.py b/hfutils/index/fetch.py
index d62f259046..50f01c091c 100644
--- a/hfutils/index/fetch.py
+++ b/hfutils/index/fetch.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def hf_tar_file_download(repo_id: str, archive_in_repo: str, file_in_archive: st
                          idx_repo_type: Optional[RepoTypeTyping] = None, idx_revision: Optional[str] = None,
                          proxies: Optional[Dict] = None, user_agent: Union[Dict, str, None] = None,
                          headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None, endpoint: Optional[str] = None,
-                         hf_token: Optional[str] = None):
+                         force_download: bool = False, hf_token: Optional[str] = None):
     """
     Download a file from a tar archive file in a Hugging Face repository.
 
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ def hf_tar_file_download(repo_id: str, archive_in_repo: str, file_in_archive: st
     :type headers: Dict[str, str], optional
     :param endpoint: The Hugging Face API endpoint.
     :type endpoint: str, optional
+    :param force_download: Force download the file to destination path.
+                           Defualt to `False`, downloading will be skipped if the local file
+                           is fully matched with expected file.
+    :type force_download: bool
     :param hf_token: The Hugging Face access token.
     :type hf_token: str, optional
     :raises FileNotFoundError: Raise this when file not exist in tar archive.
@@ -533,6 +537,13 @@ def hf_tar_file_download(repo_id: str, archive_in_repo: str, file_in_archive: st
     end_bytes = info['offset'] + info['size'] - 1
     headers['Range'] = f'bytes={start_bytes}-{end_bytes}'
 
+    if not force_download and os.path.exists(local_file) and \
+            os.path.isfile(local_file) and os.path.getsize(local_file) == info['size']:
+        _expected_sha256 = info.get('sha256')
+        if not _expected_sha256 or _f_sha256(local_file) == _expected_sha256:
+            # file already ready, no need to download it again
+            return
+
     if os.path.dirname(local_file):
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(local_file), exist_ok=True)
     try:
diff --git a/hfutils/index/local_fetch.py b/hfutils/index/local_fetch.py
index 4d86fbb5b2..4343da7c13 100644
--- a/hfutils/index/local_fetch.py
+++ b/hfutils/index/local_fetch.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def tar_file_size(archive_file: str, file_in_archive: str, idx_file: Optional[st
 
 
 def tar_file_download(archive_file: str, file_in_archive: str, local_file: str,
-                      idx_file: Optional[str] = None, chunk_size: int = 1 << 20):
+                      idx_file: Optional[str] = None, chunk_size: int = 1 << 20, force_download: bool = False):
     """
     Extract and download a specific file from the tar archive to a local file.
 
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ def tar_file_download(archive_file: str, file_in_archive: str, local_file: str,
     :type idx_file: Optional[str]
     :param chunk_size: The size of chunks to read and write, in bytes. Default is 1MB.
     :type chunk_size: int
+    :param force_download: Force download the file to destination path.
+                           Defualt to `False`, downloading will be skipped if the local file
+                           is fully matched with expected file.
+    :type force_download: bool
 
     :raises FileNotFoundError: If the specified file is not found in the archive.
     :raises ArchiveStandaloneFileIncompleteDownload: If the downloaded file size doesn't match the expected size.
@@ -212,6 +216,13 @@ def tar_file_download(archive_file: str, file_in_archive: str, local_file: str,
 
     info = files[_n_path(file_in_archive)]
 
+    if not force_download and os.path.exists(local_file) and \
+            os.path.isfile(local_file) and os.path.getsize(local_file) == info['size']:
+        _expected_sha256 = info.get('sha256')
+        if not _expected_sha256 or _f_sha256(local_file) == _expected_sha256:
+            # file already ready, no need to download it again
+            return
+
     if os.path.dirname(local_file):
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(local_file), exist_ok=True)
     try:
diff --git a/test/index/test_fetch.py b/test/index/test_fetch.py
index 11ebbdfc9d..6581ef64bd 100644
--- a/test/index/test_fetch.py
+++ b/test/index/test_fetch.py
@@ -114,6 +114,30 @@ def test_hf_tar_file_download_small(self):
             )
             file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'), '.meta.json')
 
+    def test_hf_tar_file_download_small_exist(self):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '.meta.json': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json')
+        }):
+            hf_tar_file_download(
+                repo_id='narugo/test_cos5t_tars',
+                archive_in_repo='mashu_skins.tar',
+                file_in_archive='.meta.json',
+                local_file='.meta.json'
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'), '.meta.json')
+
+    def test_hf_tar_file_download_small_replace(self):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '.meta.json': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+        }):
+            hf_tar_file_download(
+                repo_id='narugo/test_cos5t_tars',
+                archive_in_repo='mashu_skins.tar',
+                file_in_archive='.meta.json',
+                local_file='.meta.json'
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'), '.meta.json')
+
     def test_hf_tar_file_download_lfs(self):
         with isolated_directory():
             hf_tar_file_download(
@@ -124,6 +148,30 @@ def test_hf_tar_file_download_lfs(self):
             )
             file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'), '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
 
+    def test_hf_tar_file_download_lfs_exist(self):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+        }):
+            hf_tar_file_download(
+                repo_id='narugo/test_cos5t_tars',
+                archive_in_repo='mashu_skins.tar',
+                file_in_archive='./愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png',
+                local_file='愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'), '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+
+    def test_hf_tar_file_download_lfs_replace(self):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json')
+        }):
+            hf_tar_file_download(
+                repo_id='narugo/test_cos5t_tars',
+                archive_in_repo='mashu_skins.tar',
+                file_in_archive='./愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png',
+                local_file='愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'), '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+
     def test_hf_tar_file_download_not_found(self):
         with isolated_directory(), pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
             hf_tar_file_download(
diff --git a/test/index/test_local_fetch.py b/test/index/test_local_fetch.py
index 92f12a07d4..45dc1e4603 100644
--- a/test/index/test_local_fetch.py
+++ b/test/index/test_local_fetch.py
@@ -100,6 +100,28 @@ def test_tar_file_download_small(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
             )
             file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'), '.meta.json')
 
+    def test_tar_file_download_small_exist(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '.meta.json': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json')
+        }):
+            tar_file_download(
+                archive_file=os.path.join(local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars, 'mashu_skins.tar'),
+                file_in_archive='.meta.json',
+                local_file='.meta.json'
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'), '.meta.json')
+
+    def test_tar_file_download_small_replace(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '.meta.json': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+        }):
+            tar_file_download(
+                archive_file=os.path.join(local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars, 'mashu_skins.tar'),
+                file_in_archive='.meta.json',
+                local_file='.meta.json'
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'), '.meta.json')
+
     def test_tar_file_download_lfs(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
         with isolated_directory():
             tar_file_download(
@@ -109,6 +131,28 @@ def test_tar_file_download_lfs(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
             )
             file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'), '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
 
+    def test_tar_file_download_lfs_exist(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'),
+        }):
+            tar_file_download(
+                archive_file=os.path.join(local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars, 'mashu_skins.tar'),
+                file_in_archive='./愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png',
+                local_file='愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png',
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'), '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+
+    def test_tar_file_download_lfs_replace(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
+        with isolated_directory({
+            '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png': get_testfile('skin_mashu', '.meta.json'),
+        }):
+            tar_file_download(
+                archive_file=os.path.join(local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars, 'mashu_skins.tar'),
+                file_in_archive='./愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png',
+                local_file='愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png',
+            )
+            file_compare(get_testfile('skin_mashu', '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png'), '愚人节_奥特瑙斯.png')
+
     def test_tar_file_download_not_found(self, local_narugo_test_cos5t_tars):
         with isolated_directory(), pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
             tar_file_download(