randomly downloading unselected files in a multi-file torrent #5532

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opened 2026-02-21 17:54:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:54:26 -05:00

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Originally created by @mostlyhuman on GitHub (May 13, 2017).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System:

3.3.12 Windows 10 x64

If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version:

What is the problem:

Qbittorrent is randomly downloading unselected files in a multi-file torrent

What is the expected behavior:

To only download the files with checked boxes

Steps to reproduce:

Download several multi-file torrents and dont select some of the files, it will randomly download 1 or more additional unselected files.

Extra info(if any):

I wanted to add that these are not .unwanted files, they show up right along side the selected files in the directory. This has happened somewhere between 20-30 times over the past week and as best as I can tell is an issue new to this most recent version.

Originally created by @mostlyhuman on GitHub (May 13, 2017). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System: 3.3.12 Windows 10 x64 ### If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version: ### What is the problem: Qbittorrent is randomly downloading unselected files in a multi-file torrent ### What is the expected behavior: To only download the files with checked boxes ### Steps to reproduce: Download several multi-file torrents and dont select some of the files, it will randomly download 1 or more additional unselected files. ### Extra info(if any): I wanted to add that these are not .unwanted files, they show up right along side the selected files in the directory. This has happened somewhere between 20-30 times over the past week and as best as I can tell is an issue new to this most recent version.

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (May 13, 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 (May 13, 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.

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2026-02-21 17:54:32 -05:00

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@duzers commented on GitHub (May 17, 2017):

I have the same problem.

@duzers commented on GitHub (May 17, 2017): I have the same problem.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 17:54:32 -05:00

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

Duplicate of #2659

Version 4.0.x is released. It uses libtorrent 1.1.x which puts the unwanted part files in the hidden file
".<torrent_hash>.parts" which is put in the same folder as the root folder(if any) of the torrent.
For the moment it's not possible to put that file somewhere else.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2017): Duplicate of #2659 Version 4.0.x is released. It uses libtorrent 1.1.x which puts the unwanted part files in the hidden file ".<torrent_hash>.parts" which is put in the same folder as the root folder(if any) of the torrent. For the moment it's not possible to put that file somewhere else.

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