[Wishlist] Multiple torrent locations #5267

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opened 2026-02-21 17:45:32 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:45:32 -05:00

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Originally created by @chatumao on GitHub (Feb 26, 2017).

qBittorrent 3.3.4 on Windows 7 x64.

Some torrents consist of multiple files or folders that one might want to place all in different locations. But if one were to seed them, only a part of the torrent could be seeded.
For example consider this hypothetical torrent:

[root_torrent_folder]/folder1/bunch_of_files
[root_torrent_folder]/folder2/bunch_of_files
[root_torrent_folder]/folder3/bunch_of_files

If one would want to arrange these folders like this:

Folder/folder1/[root_torrent_folder]/folder1/bunch_of_files
Folder/folder2/[root_torrent_folder]/folder2/bunch_of_files
Folder/folder3/[root_torrent_folder]/folder3/bunch_of_files

The structure is still intact and seeding is possible, but not for the whole torrent. One could open the torrent file, point qb to Folder/folder1/ as download location and then uncheck the content of olfder2 and folder3.

It would be nice to have an attribute for every part of the torrent that is "located at" or something like this. This way, a torrent scattered all over the drive could still be seeded as if it was in one place.

Originally created by @chatumao on GitHub (Feb 26, 2017). qBittorrent 3.3.4 on Windows 7 x64. Some torrents consist of multiple files or folders that one might want to place all in different locations. But if one were to seed them, only a part of the torrent could be seeded. For example consider this hypothetical torrent: [root_torrent_folder]/folder1/bunch_of_files [root_torrent_folder]/folder2/bunch_of_files [root_torrent_folder]/folder3/bunch_of_files If one would want to arrange these folders like this: Folder/folder1/[root_torrent_folder]/folder1/bunch_of_files Folder/folder2/[root_torrent_folder]/folder2/bunch_of_files Folder/folder3/[root_torrent_folder]/folder3/bunch_of_files The structure is still intact and seeding is possible, but not for the whole torrent. One could open the torrent file, point qb to Folder/folder1/ as download location and then uncheck the content of olfder2 and folder3. It would be nice to have an attribute for every part of the torrent that is "located at" or something like this. This way, a torrent scattered all over the drive could still be seeded as if it was in one place.

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2026-02-21 17:45:32 -05:00

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2026-02-21 17:45:37 -05:00

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@dzmat commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2017):

I think that all you need is just a hardlink (or soft one).

@dzmat commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2017): I think that all you need is just a [hardlink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link) (or soft one).

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:45:38 -05:00

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@chatumao commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2017):

I thought of that, but I'd rather keep it simple to stay flexible in terms of file system and operating system. But I might end up doing it anyways..

On February 27, 2017 1:41:04 PM GMT+01:00, dzmat notifications@github.com wrote:

I think that all you need is just a
hardlink (or soft one).

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@chatumao commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2017): I thought of that, but I'd rather keep it simple to stay flexible in terms of file system and operating system. But I might end up doing it anyways.. On February 27, 2017 1:41:04 PM GMT+01:00, dzmat <notifications@github.com> wrote: >I think that all you need is just a >[hardlink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link) (or soft one). > >-- >You are receiving this because you authored the thread. >Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: >https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/6431#issuecomment-282709046

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2026-02-21 17:45:38 -05:00

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@fbriere commented on GitHub (May 3, 2017):

Could this be a duplicate of #4071?

@fbriere commented on GitHub (May 3, 2017): Could this be a duplicate of #4071?

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2026-02-21 17:45:38 -05:00

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@ngosang commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 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 16, 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.