[Wishlist] Download metadata immediately when a magnet link is added #5233

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opened 2026-02-21 17:44:27 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:44:27 -05:00

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Originally created by @beneficadoramocaba on GitHub (Feb 15, 2017).

When the user loads a magnet link and the "Do not start torrents automatically" switch is enabled, the .torrent / metadata is not retrieved until the torrent is manually started.

It would be nice if there was a feature which would download the metadata as soon as a magnet link is loaded. This would provide the user more information about the torrent (such as file size, file names, creation dates and creator comments), as well as eliminating issues such as the values in the Date Added column always showing the last qBittorrent start time (#4234 - Added on date changes on restart).

Originally created by @beneficadoramocaba on GitHub (Feb 15, 2017). When the user loads a magnet link and the "Do not start torrents automatically" switch is enabled, the .torrent / metadata is not retrieved until the torrent is manually started. It would be nice if there was a feature which would download the metadata as soon as a magnet link is loaded. This would provide the user more information about the torrent (such as file size, file names, creation dates and creator comments), as well as eliminating issues such as the values in the Date Added column always showing the last qBittorrent start time (#4234 - Added on date changes on restart).