This software is ignoring my checkboxes. #5772

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opened 2026-02-21 18:02:19 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 18:02:19 -05:00

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Originally created by @dongerlel on GitHub (Jul 11, 2017).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System: 3.3.13

If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version: windows 10

What is the problem: when i uncheck certain files in the torrent they are still downloaded

What is the expected behavior: only download checked files

Steps to reproduce: magnet any torrent, uncheck some files, see the files are still being downloaded

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Originally created by @dongerlel on GitHub (Jul 11, 2017). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System: 3.3.13 ### If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version: windows 10 ### What is the problem: when i uncheck certain files in the torrent they are still downloaded ### What is the expected behavior: only download checked files ### Steps to reproduce: magnet any torrent, uncheck some files, see the files are still being downloaded ### Extra info(if any):

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2026-02-21 18:02:25 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Jul 11, 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 (Jul 11, 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 18:02:26 -05:00

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@dongerlel commented on GitHub (Jul 11, 2017):

Well i was downloading mkv file + 3x txt files. I uncheded txt files and they were still there, fully readable.
Can't the program just remove them after this mandatory download?

@dongerlel commented on GitHub (Jul 11, 2017): Well i was downloading mkv file + 3x txt files. I uncheded txt files and they were still there, fully readable. Can't the program just remove them after this mandatory download?

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 18:02:26 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Jul 11, 2017):

Not if you want to seed the torrent.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Jul 11, 2017): Not if you want to seed the torrent.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 18:02:26 -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.