Searching for completed torrent files in multiple folders - batch checking data #4173

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opened 2026-02-21 17:10:40 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:10:40 -05:00

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Originally created by @EspawN on GitHub (Apr 15, 2016).

I would love to see a feature where you could pick multiple folders to "force recheck" from. Basically just add a bunch of folders on different harddrives qBittorrent could search through, and it would search through the already completed files just like it does when you "force recheck".

It's a huge bother migrating torrents from one computer to another because I don't have one single folder/hdd for all of my torrents. I have some types of torrents in one folder on one HDD, and other types in another folder on a second HDD, etc. I already have all of the .torrent files added to qbittorrent with it connected to a new HDD, and it would be very inconvenient to download them all again when I already have them downloaded on other older HDD's. And it would take ages to manually find where each and every torrent is.

The only "fast" way I can think of now is to:

Select all the torrents, and choose folder A on HDD 1 and then recheck every torrent.
Unselect the torrents it found on A-1, then change directory to folder B on HDD 1.
Rinse-Repeat for all the other folders until it has rechecked every single completed/uncompleted file.

The problem with this is that I not only have multiple folders in multiple hard-drives, but I also have folders for incomplete torrents, completed torrents and completed folders based on labels. So this would be a huge bother when there's like 40+ folders i would have to manually go through.

Originally created by @EspawN on GitHub (Apr 15, 2016). I would love to see a feature where you could pick multiple folders to "force recheck" from. Basically just add a bunch of folders on different harddrives qBittorrent could search through, and it would search through the already completed files just like it does when you "force recheck". It's a huge bother migrating torrents from one computer to another because I don't have one single folder/hdd for all of my torrents. I have some types of torrents in one folder on one HDD, and other types in another folder on a second HDD, etc. I already have all of the .torrent files added to qbittorrent with it connected to a new HDD, and it would be very inconvenient to download them all again when I already have them downloaded on other older HDD's. And it would take ages to manually find where each and every torrent is. The only "fast" way I can think of now is to: 1. Select all the torrents, and choose folder A on HDD 1 and then recheck every torrent. 2. Unselect the torrents it found on A-1, then change directory to folder B on HDD 1. 3. Rinse-Repeat for all the other folders until it has rechecked every single completed/uncompleted file. The problem with this is that I not only have multiple folders in multiple hard-drives, but I also have folders for incomplete torrents, completed torrents and completed folders based on labels. So this would be a huge bother when there's like 40+ folders i would have to manually go through.

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2026-02-21 17:10:45 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

This issue has been closed and locked for being too old, and thus either most likely resolved in recent versions or no longer applicable.
If you experience the reported problem or similar in the latest version, please open a new issue report with the requested information in the issue template.

A new issue report with relevant updated data gathered from the latest version is preferable to necroing an old report with a comment like "still happens in version x.y.z", even if you think the bug is the same, or suspect of a regression.
Due to the changes made to the qBittorrent code and its dependencies over time, the exact cause of your problem could be totally different than the original one, despite the visible symptoms of the bug being similar.
Thus, providing relevant updated information is crucial to find and fix the root cause of a recurrent problem or regression.

Thank you for your contributions.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): This issue has been closed and locked for being too old, and thus either most likely resolved in recent versions or no longer applicable. If you experience the reported problem or similar in the **latest** version, please open a new issue report with the requested information in the issue template. A new issue report with relevant updated data gathered from the latest version is preferable to necroing an old report with a comment like "still happens in version x.y.z", even if you think the bug is the same, or suspect of a regression. Due to the changes made to the qBittorrent code and its dependencies over time, the exact cause of your problem could be totally different than the original one, despite the visible symptoms of the bug being similar. Thus, providing relevant updated information is crucial to find and fix the root cause of a recurrent problem or regression. Thank you for your contributions.

deekerman referenced this issue

2026-02-21 17:49:05 -05:00

Crash in add torrent dialog #5367