Rename folder that contains torrent content when rename torrent #12

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opened 2026-02-21 14:48:51 -05:00 by deekerman · 6 comments
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Originally created by @qrick on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012).

Originally created by @qrick on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012).
deekerman 2026-02-21 14:48:51 -05:00
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@cdumez commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012):

Lacks description and I don't understand.

@cdumez commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012): Lacks description and I don't understand.
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@qrick commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012):

Torrent name is "foo"
Name of folder that contains files - "foo".
Rename torrent to "bar", but folder is still called "foo".

@qrick commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012): Torrent name is "foo" Name of folder that contains files - "foo". Rename torrent to "bar", but folder is still called "foo".
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012):

qrick, rename the folder too in the client
right button of mouse -> rename
qubittorrent automatically transfer files in new folder

http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20120813/mV8Z20ok.png

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2012): qrick, rename the folder too in the client right button of mouse -> rename qubittorrent automatically transfer files in new folder http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20120813/mV8Z20ok.png
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@qrick commented on GitHub (Aug 14, 2012):

http://i.imgur.com/3YlOk.png
http://i.imgur.com/gNILI.png
http://i.imgur.com/um7A4.png
http://i.imgur.com/IvZAE.png

Sorry, I don't know how to say it correctly in English

@qrick commented on GitHub (Aug 14, 2012): http://i.imgur.com/3YlOk.png http://i.imgur.com/gNILI.png http://i.imgur.com/um7A4.png http://i.imgur.com/IvZAE.png Sorry, I don't know how to say it correctly in English
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@Belove0 commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2013):

Just a comment on this req. I think understand what qrick was asking for. With a multi-file torrent, the default torrent and name and top-level folder containing the torrents files are the same.

I think qrick wanted the top-level folder in the torrent to be renamed whenever the torrent name/description is changed.

uTorrent doesn't do this, but I'm reminded of its behavior: When adding a multi-file torrent, you could rename the top-level folder and torrent as you liked (I think by changing the torrent name -- it synched them at that point). Thereafter, you could rename the torrent, or change the save to location of the torrent as a whole, but there was no option to change the top-level folder name. It was essentially set in stone (I finally found a set of tricky steps to accomplish that rename other than the one supported method of moving every file/folder in the torrent independently to another folder). It was painful.

The full independence of the top level folder name and torrent name in terms of renamability in qBittorrent was one of the features I first LOVED about qBT. So I would be sad to see this change. If you want them the same, it's easy enough to rename both, using copy/paste of the text.

@Belove0 commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2013): Just a comment on this req. I think understand what qrick was asking for. With a multi-file torrent, the default torrent and name and top-level folder containing the torrents files are the same. I think qrick wanted the top-level folder in the torrent to be renamed whenever the torrent name/description is changed. uTorrent doesn't do this, but I'm reminded of its behavior: When adding a multi-file torrent, you could rename the top-level folder and torrent as you liked (I think by changing the torrent name -- it synched them at that point). Thereafter, you could rename the torrent, or change the save to location of the torrent as a whole, but there was no option to change the top-level folder name. It was essentially set in stone (I finally found a set of tricky steps to accomplish that rename other than the one supported method of moving every file/folder in the torrent independently to another folder). It was painful. The full independence of the top level folder name and torrent name in terms of renamability in qBittorrent was one of the features I first LOVED about qBT. So I would be sad to see this change. If you want them the same, it's easy enough to rename both, using copy/paste of the text.
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@gamingexpert13 commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2019):

I was trying to figure out the same thing and a web search led me here.
Here's the solution:
Instead of renaming the title in the torrent list,
• Single-click the torrent in the list (to select it)
• Click the "Content" button in the lower pane (to view the files in the torrent)
• Right click on the top-level folder it shows in the lower "Content" pane
• Click "Rename". Enter new name. Press Ok.
The folder on disk is automatically renamed.

@gamingexpert13 commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2019): I was trying to figure out the same thing and a web search led me here. Here's the solution: Instead of renaming the title in the torrent list, • Single-click the torrent in the list (to select it) • Click the "Content" button in the lower pane (to view the files in the torrent) • Right click on the top-level folder it shows in the lower "Content" pane • Click "Rename". Enter new name. Press Ok. The folder on disk is automatically renamed.
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