Partial download is broken. #5876

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opened 2026-02-21 18:05:55 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

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2026-02-21 18:05:55 -05:00

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Originally created by @TristisOris on GitHub (Aug 6, 2017).

qBittorrent version and Operating System:

win7-10.
all versions for last few years.

What is the problem:

Extra info(if any):

All extra files is broken, but a full sized.

it's a n^x report about this. i'm really tired.

Originally created by @TristisOris on GitHub (Aug 6, 2017). ### qBittorrent version and Operating System: win7-10. all versions for last few years. ### What is the problem: ![qbitsucks](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1270117/29002407-c376e266-7aaa-11e7-90dd-c271eed5fe91.PNG) ### Extra info(if any): All extra files is broken, but a full sized. it's a n^x report about this. i'm really tired.

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2017):

All extra files is broken, but a full sized.
it's a n^x report about this. i'm really tired.

And for the n^x time that is NOT the size on disk. Right click the file->Properties and you'll see it's actual size (size on disk).

Cross-file pieces are needed for the bittorrent protocol. Soon they will be hidden in a .partfiles file.

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

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2017): >All extra files is broken, but a full sized. it's a n^x report about this. i'm really tired. And for the n^x time that is NOT the size on disk. Right click the file->Properties and you'll see it's actual size (size on disk). Cross-file pieces are needed for the bittorrent protocol. Soon they will be hidden in a .partfiles file. 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

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2026-02-21 18:06:04 -05:00

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@TristisOris commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2017):

it's a file what i can see. and DLNA server see it too.
You can't manual find it, because they report they fullsized and looks like "normal" files.
Sometimes, i need to partial download torrents with thousands of files, and i got a tons of this shadow files.
It doesn't dissapear after deleting torrent from client.

@TristisOris commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2017): it's a file what i can see. and DLNA server see it too. You can't manual find it, because they report they fullsized and looks like "normal" files. Sometimes, i need to partial download torrents with thousands of files, and i got a tons of this shadow files. It doesn't dissapear after deleting torrent from client.

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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.