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Cannot hold and drag to select/deselect files #17075

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opened 2026-02-22 03:39:19 -05:00 by deekerman · 6 comments

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Originally created by @usermyname12 on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025).

qBittorrent & operating system versions

Version 5.1.2 windows 10

What is the problem?

I used to be able to hold left click and drag to select/deselect files in the "content" tab. Now it just grabs them which is no use for anything.

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5.1.2

Originally created by @usermyname12 on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025). ### qBittorrent & operating system versions Version 5.1.2 windows 10 ### What is the problem? I used to be able to hold left click and drag to select/deselect files in the "content" tab. Now it just grabs them which is no use for anything. ### Steps to reproduce _No response_ ### Additional context _No response_ ### Log(s) & preferences file(s) 5.1.2

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@ewzpack commented on GitHub (Aug 14, 2025):

I’m also disappointed 😔. In previous versions of qBittorrent, I could simply click and drag in the Content tab to select multiple files, which was quick and natural. Now, that same action just starts dragging files out of the program, which I never actually need. I keep making the same mistake every single day, instinctively trying to box-select and instead starting an unwanted drag operation, and it’s frustrating having to resort to Shift/Ctrl clicking when the old box-select was so much faster and more intuitive.

@ewzpack commented on GitHub (Aug 14, 2025): I’m also disappointed 😔. In previous versions of qBittorrent, I could simply click and drag in the Content tab to select multiple files, which was quick and natural. Now, that same action just starts dragging files out of the program, which I never actually need. I keep making the same mistake every single day, instinctively trying to box-select and instead starting an unwanted drag operation, and it’s frustrating having to resort to Shift/Ctrl clicking when the old box-select was so much faster and more intuitive.

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@stalkerok commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2025):

https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/22686

@stalkerok commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2025): - https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/22686

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@cm-fy commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2025):

Hmm, will the fixes originated by @loop-nop ( github.com/loop-nop/qBittorrent@f13b0e7bc2 ) be available only in qbt 5.2, is this correct?

Sometimes I need the old content selection behaviour, then I revert to a Windows CI build that I downloaded from https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/actions/workflows/ci_windows.yaml in october 29.

Version 5.1.4 doesn't seem to contain the fix I use in this CI Build:

@cm-fy commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2025): Hmm, will the fixes originated by @loop-nop ( https://github.com/loop-nop/qBittorrent/commit/f13b0e7bc20a5a6ac380d094741ec72536ba05c6 ) be available only in qbt 5.2, is this correct? Sometimes I need the old content selection behaviour, then I revert to a Windows CI build that I downloaded from https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/actions/workflows/ci_windows.yaml in october 29. Version 5.1.4 doesn't seem to contain the fix I use in this CI Build: <img width="650" height="507" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b4ac7b0c-f39a-4b30-b921-1a34ba55a8e9" />

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@loop-nop commented on GitHub (Nov 21, 2025):

available only in qbt 5.2

This is correct.
https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/pull/23180 marked as 5.2 milestone

@loop-nop commented on GitHub (Nov 21, 2025): > available only in qbt 5.2 This is correct. https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/pull/23180 marked as [5.2 milestone](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/milestone/97)

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@BloodyRain2k commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026):

I don't know how that toggle option changes the behavior since I don't have that build, but in case it's just "dragging is either A or B", I'd like to mention that JDownloader solved this same problem very elegantly:

When you are dragging over unselected entries, you get the "old" drag-select behavior, where you can quickly drag over everything you want to get marked. This can be combined with ctrl to quickly select multiple "islands" in a list.

But when you are dragging over selected entries, you get the normally expected "drag n drop" behavior and it will just start dragging what's selected.

Actually threw me off when I started using it long ago, because I was confused why it does sometimes one over the other, until I eventually figured it out. And now I am pissed everytime it's not implemented in other software (meaning always).

@BloodyRain2k commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026): I don't know how that toggle option changes the behavior since I don't have that build, but in case it's just "dragging is either A or B", I'd like to mention that JDownloader solved this same problem very elegantly: When you are dragging over **un**selected entries, you get the "old" drag-select behavior, where you can quickly drag over everything you want to get marked. This can be combined with ctrl to quickly select multiple "islands" in a list. But when you are dragging over **selected** entries, you get the normally expected "drag n drop" behavior and it will just start dragging what's selected. Actually threw me off when I started using it long ago, because I was confused why it does sometimes one over the other, until I eventually figured it out. And now I am pissed everytime it's not implemented in other software (meaning always).

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@glassez commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026):

Actually threw me off when I started using it long ago, because I was confused why it does sometimes one over the other, until I eventually figured it out. And now I am pissed everytime it's not implemented in other software (meaning always).

https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/22686#issuecomment-3135278920

@glassez commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026): > Actually threw me off when I started using it long ago, because I was confused why it does sometimes one over the other, until I eventually figured it out. And now I am pissed everytime it's not implemented in other software (meaning always). https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/22686#issuecomment-3135278920