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qBittorrent deletes the entire download when I stop the task #1519

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opened 2026-02-21 15:42:13 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:42:13 -05:00

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Originally created by @jpbhello on GitHub (Jun 17, 2014).

After finishing a download with a torrent client I typically delete the task from the main menu to stop unwanted seeding or to unclutter the UI, but when I delete a task from qBittorrent all of the files I downloaded are deleted! I learned this after clearing a task and losing 5GB of files, which I could not recover even with recovery software. Is there any way to turn this annoying feature off?

Originally created by @jpbhello on GitHub (Jun 17, 2014). After finishing a download with a torrent client I typically delete the task from the main menu to stop unwanted seeding or to unclutter the UI, but when I delete a task from qBittorrent all of the files I downloaded are deleted! I learned this after clearing a task and losing 5GB of files, which I could not recover even with recovery software. Is there any way to turn this annoying feature off?

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2026-02-21 15:42:17 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:42:19 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2014):

In the confirmation dialog box do you check "Also delete delete the files on the hard disk"?

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2014): In the confirmation dialog box do you check "Also delete delete the files on the hard disk"?

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:42:19 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2014):

Closing due to lack of response.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2014): Closing due to lack of response.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:42:19 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2014):

You can still comment if you want later.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2014): You can still comment if you want later.

deekerman referenced this issue

2026-02-21 16:25:40 -05:00

[Wishlist] Inputting "Seed torrents until their seedtime reaches xxx hours" then delete or paus the torrent. #2817

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