Option to enable sequential download by default #13911

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opened 2026-02-22 00:28:27 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-22 00:28:27 -05:00

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Originally created by @Dimkar3000 on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022).

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Allow me enable sequential download by default. I believe this is a very common case for a lot of users. This behavior can be extended to other options of the 'new torrent' dialog.

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Movie or series torrents are very common and I always enable sequential download to allow me to watch them before they are fully finished or even a few minutes after starting the download.

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I don't know if something like this already exists, if it does the I didn't find it in options. If it does then it should be moved to a more obvious location.
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Originally created by @Dimkar3000 on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022). ### Suggestion Allow me enable sequential download by default. I believe this is a very common case for a lot of users. This behavior can be extended to other options of the 'new torrent' dialog. ### Use case Movie or series torrents are very common and I always enable sequential download to allow me to watch them before they are fully finished or even a few minutes after starting the download. ### Extra info/examples/attachments Disclaimer: I don't know if something like this already exists, if it does the I didn't find it in options. If it does then it should be moved to a more obvious location. Thanks

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2026-02-22 00:28:43 -05:00

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@sserdda-liamE commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022):

It's been rejected before because it's bad for swarm health.
https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/1404

You can do this in uTorrent 2.2.1 via a secret menu, but that's also the only way to do sequential downloading at all in uTorrent 2.2.1.

@sserdda-liamE commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022): It's been rejected before because it's bad for swarm health. https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/1404 You can do this in uTorrent 2.2.1 via a secret menu, but that's also the only way to do sequential downloading at all in uTorrent 2.2.1.

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022):

Closing as duplicate.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022): Closing as duplicate.