Qbittorrent creates redundant root folder #5253

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opened 2026-02-21 17:45:07 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

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2026-02-21 17:45:07 -05:00

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Originally created by @darth-biomech on GitHub (Feb 23, 2017).

v3.3.10 on windows 7

I download folder from a torrent site, open it in the uTorrent, and get this file structure:

All files are downloading correctly into G:\films\star\S02\File#1.mkv, no folders in the torrent.

But when I open same torrent in qBittorrent and try to continue seeding these files, it will not agree to set download location as G:\films\star\S02\file#1.mkv, it sets it as G:\films\star\S02\torrentname\file#1.mkv, making whole new folder that wasn't in the torrent before:

Originally created by @darth-biomech on GitHub (Feb 23, 2017). v3.3.10 on windows 7 I download folder from a torrent site, open it in the uTorrent, and get this file structure: ![Image](https://i.gyazo.com/2dd7c4f37c7e918d1852b63537f93c45.png) All files are downloading correctly into **G:\films\star\S02\File#1.mkv**, no folders in the torrent. But when I open _same torrent_ in qBittorrent and try to continue seeding these files, it will not agree to set download location as **G:\films\star\S02\file#1.mkv**, it sets it as **G:\films\star\S02\torrentname\file#1.mkv**, making whole new folder that wasn't in the torrent before: ![Image](https://i.gyazo.com/2e01da427f84fdfd2ed95abc4aab1a45.png)

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:45:12 -05:00

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@Misiek304 commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2017):

In the settings > Downloading there is an option called something like "use subcategories". Try to disable that and check again.

@Misiek304 commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2017): In the settings > Downloading there is an option called something like "use subcategories". Try to disable that and check again.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:45:12 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2017):

It's not possible atm, there are 2 PR's currently pending that allow stripping the root folder
#5465 #4081.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2017): It's not possible atm, there are 2 PR's currently pending that allow stripping the root folder #5465 #4081.

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2017):

Implemented by #5465. It will appear in v3.4.0.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2017): Implemented by #5465. It will appear in v3.4.0.