Unselected file ignored #5344

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opened 2026-02-21 17:48:15 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:48:15 -05:00

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Originally created by @DeWet-vanRooyen on GitHub (Mar 18, 2017).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System: V3.3.11 on Windows 10

If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version: NA

What is the problem: unselected files for download ignored

What is the expected behavior: not download files

Steps to reproduce: download torrent and unselect certain files

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Originally created by @DeWet-vanRooyen on GitHub (Mar 18, 2017). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System: V3.3.11 on Windows 10 ### If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version: NA ### What is the problem: unselected files for download ignored ### What is the expected behavior: not download files ### Steps to reproduce: download torrent and unselect certain files ### Extra info(if any): ![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/5397194/24070987/67e6b030-0c13-11e7-9d19-20f502ec9ffc.png)

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2017):

https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#I_configured_qBittorrent_to_not_download_some_files_in_a_torrent_but_they_still_appear_on_my_hard_disk_why_is_that
At the moment qBittorrent dumps the unselected files that contain cross-file-pieces in the same directory as the desired files.

libtorrent 1.1.0+ (the backend of qBittorrent) supports partfiles so we must wait for qBittorrent to adopt libtorrent 1.1.x.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2017): https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#I_configured_qBittorrent_to_not_download_some_files_in_a_torrent_but_they_still_appear_on_my_hard_disk_why_is_that At the moment qBittorrent dumps the unselected files that contain cross-file-pieces in the same directory as the desired files. libtorrent 1.1.0+ (the backend of qBittorrent) supports partfiles so we must wait for qBittorrent to adopt libtorrent 1.1.x.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:48:21 -05:00

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@cbdejavu commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2017):

The development team broke it back in October 2015 with 3.3.0 and have ignored the problem ever since with no signs of fixing it. I'd recommend running 3.2.5 that was the last version where it worked properly.

@cbdejavu commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2017): The development team broke it back in October 2015 with 3.3.0 and have ignored the problem ever since with no signs of fixing it. I'd recommend running 3.2.5 that was the last version where it worked properly.

deekerman commented

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@zeule commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2017):

Closing as duplicate of #5047.

@zeule commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2017): Closing as duplicate of #5047.