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Advanced option: always download sequentially #1188

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opened 2026-02-21 15:31:33 -05:00 by deekerman · 7 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:31:33 -05:00

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Originally created by @Binnette on GitHub (Feb 7, 2014).

Hello, can you add an option to allow users to always download sequentially their files ?
I used to download sequentially videos, cause I can wath them during the download.

Something like that :
-Download sequentially : Always [or] Never [or] Depending of file type/extension
-File Type to download sequentially : Videos [and/or] Pictures [and/or] Music [and/or] Others
-File extension to download sequentially : [empty field to fill by user, ex: avi, flv, mp4, jpg, whatever]

Originally created by @Binnette on GitHub (Feb 7, 2014). Hello, can you add an option to allow users to always download sequentially their files ? I used to download sequentially videos, cause I can wath them during the download. Something like that : -Download sequentially : Always [or] Never [or] Depending of file type/extension -File Type to download sequentially : Videos [and/or] Pictures [and/or] Music [and/or] Others -File extension to download sequentially : [empty field to fill by user, ex: avi, flv, mp4, jpg, whatever] ![2014-02-07 20_04_58-moqups](https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/6597721/2113288/14149a42-902b-11e3-85a8-e6a2ba1f4c1d.png)

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2026-02-21 15:31:39 -05:00

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@alderz commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2014):

http://wiki.vuze.com/w/Sequential_downloading_is_bad

Sequential downloading is meant to be sporadic.
El 07/02/2014 20:08, "Binnette" notifications@github.com escribió:

Hello, can you add an option to allow users to always download
sequentially their files ?
I used to download sequentially videos, cause I can wath them during the
download.

Something like that :
-Download sequentially : Always [or] Never [or] Depending of file
type/extension
-File Type to download sequentially : Videos [and/or] Pictures [and/or]
Music [and/or] Others
-File extension to download sequentially : [empty field to fill by user,
ex: avi, flv, mp4, jpg, whatever]

[image: 2014-02-07 20_04_58-moqups]https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/6597721/2113288/14149a42-902b-11e3-85a8-e6a2ba1f4c1d.png

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/1404
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@alderz commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2014): http://wiki.vuze.com/w/Sequential_downloading_is_bad Sequential downloading is meant to be sporadic. El 07/02/2014 20:08, "Binnette" notifications@github.com escribió: > Hello, can you add an option to allow users to always download > sequentially their files ? > I used to download sequentially videos, cause I can wath them during the > download. > > Something like that : > -Download sequentially : Always [or] Never [or] Depending of file > type/extension > -File Type to download sequentially : Videos [and/or] Pictures [and/or] > Music [and/or] Others > -File extension to download sequentially : [empty field to fill by user, > ex: avi, flv, mp4, jpg, whatever] > > [image: 2014-02-07 20_04_58-moqups]https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/6597721/2113288/14149a42-902b-11e3-85a8-e6a2ba1f4c1d.png > > ## > > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/1404 > .

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:31:40 -05:00

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@Binnette commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014):

Hello alderz, thanks for the explanations. So I think that qbittorrent will never implement this feature.
Maybe we can close the ticket...

@Binnette commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014): Hello alderz, thanks for the explanations. So I think that qbittorrent will never implement this feature. Maybe we can close the ticket...

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2026-02-21 15:31:40 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014):

I'll keep it for the moment. I might implement it with a warning on the preferences.
(I think someone else has proposed this again too)

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014): I'll keep it for the moment. I might implement it with a warning on the preferences. (I think someone else has proposed this again too)

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2026-02-21 15:31:40 -05:00

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@alfrix commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014):

kind of duplicate of #164 a bit more specific

@alfrix commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014): kind of duplicate of #164 a bit more specific

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:31:40 -05:00

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@Binnette commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2014):

@sledgehammer999 thanks ! This functionality is very useful, especially for downloading videos.

@Binnette commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2014): @sledgehammer999 thanks ! This functionality is very useful, especially for downloading videos.

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2026-02-21 15:31:40 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2014):

After reading the link alderz linked to, and giving it some thought I am of the belief that this shouldn't be automated.
However a new option in the "add new torrent" dialog that will control this is 'ok' I think. Of course, this option will be always disabled for each torrent and the user will have to enable it per torrent again and again.

Closing in favor of #164

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2014): After reading the link **alderz** linked to, and giving it some thought I am of the belief that this shouldn't be automated. However a new option in the "add new torrent" dialog that will control this is 'ok' I think. Of course, this option will be always disabled for each torrent and the user will have to enable it **per** torrent again and again. Closing in favor of #164

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@maurocolella commented on GitHub (May 26, 2016):

Why? I am sorry: the bittorrent protocol is out there, and I am going to painstakingly set all my files to download sequentially.

Considering the number of peers and the speed of networks and connections nowadays, I think the "warning" is sadly dated. Given this, and since I will find a way to do it anyway, why not then give me the option to do it automatically?

@maurocolella commented on GitHub (May 26, 2016): Why? I am sorry: the bittorrent protocol is out there, and I am going to painstakingly set all my files to download sequentially. Considering the number of peers and the speed of networks and connections nowadays, I think the "warning" is sadly dated. Given this, and since I will find a way to do it anyway, why not then give me the option to do it automatically?