Skip downloading files by default #5381

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-02-21 17:49:20 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:49:20 -05:00

Owner

Originally created by @o-l-a-v on GitHub (Mar 27, 2017).

Please provide the following information

qBittorrent version and Operating System:

v3.3.11, Linux (Peppermint)

If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version:

Qt 5.5.1, Libtorrent 1.0.11.0, Boost 1.58.0

What is the problem:

Some torrents includes a whole lot of files that's not needed. Like txt, internet shortcuts etc.
I'd like the ability to skip downloading files by default, where you could set various names and extensions to skip. Example:

Files:
info.txt
homepage.lnk

Folders:
Extra*

Extensions:
*.txt
*.lnk

What is the expected behavior:

Functionality like this is not implemented yet.

Steps to reproduce:

Functionality like this is not implemented yet.

Extra info(if any):

Originally created by @o-l-a-v on GitHub (Mar 27, 2017). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System: v3.3.11, Linux (Peppermint) ### If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version: Qt 5.5.1, Libtorrent 1.0.11.0, Boost 1.58.0 ### What is the problem: Some torrents includes a whole lot of files that's not needed. Like txt, internet shortcuts etc. I'd like the ability to skip downloading files by default, where you could set various names and extensions to skip. Example: **Files:** info.txt homepage.lnk **Folders:** Extra\* **Extensions:** *.txt *.lnk ### What is the expected behavior: Functionality like this is not implemented yet. ### Steps to reproduce: Functionality like this is not implemented yet. ### Extra info(if any):