Bad downloads related to BitLocker. #3045

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opened 2026-02-21 16:33:06 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 16:33:06 -05:00

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Originally created by @noxiouscrow on GitHub (Sep 8, 2015).

Initiating a download to a path on a drive locked by BitLocker results in a bad download after unlocking the drive and resuming download. Tested on a Windows 10 Pro computer with two BitLocked disks. The qBittorent client is version 3.2.3.

To reproduce:

1- Set default download path to a BitLocked drive.
2- Click on a magnet link for video content to initiate download.
3- Start downloading. I/O error will appear.
4- Unlock the BitLocked drive.
5- Resume download.
6- After content is downloaded, try to run the video and it won't start at all.

Workaround for the issue:

Simply force recheck on the download and it should fix it.

Originally created by @noxiouscrow on GitHub (Sep 8, 2015). Initiating a download to a path on a drive locked by BitLocker results in a bad download after unlocking the drive and resuming download. Tested on a Windows 10 Pro computer with two BitLocked disks. The qBittorent client is version 3.2.3. To reproduce: 1- Set default download path to a BitLocked drive. 2- Click on a magnet link for video content to initiate download. 3- Start downloading. I/O error will appear. 4- Unlock the BitLocked drive. 5- Resume download. 6- After content is downloaded, try to run the video and it won't start at all. Workaround for the issue: Simply force recheck on the download and it should fix it.

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 16:33:12 -05:00

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@ngosang commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2018):

We are closing all issues related to old qBittorrent versions (qBittorrent < 4.1.0).
Please, update to last release and, if the bug/error/crash is still present, open another issue.
Thank you.

@ngosang commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2018): We are closing all issues related to old qBittorrent versions (qBittorrent < 4.1.0). Please, update to last release and, if the bug/error/crash is still present, open another issue. Thank you.