Put completed and partially-completed torrents that have all their files missing in a special state. #692

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opened 2026-02-21 15:15:43 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:15:43 -05:00

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Originally created by @frei0 on GitHub (Aug 9, 2013).

I download torrents directly onto an external drive. The problem is if I accidentally start qBittorrent without the drive connected, all torrents are set as 0% - paused.

This state remains even if the drive is connected and qBittorrent is restarted, requiring a time consuming "Force recheck" of every torrent to seed or continue downloading it.

Even worse, if this check is not done, and the torrent is resumed, files can be overwritten, and bandwidth wasted.

The solution is implemented by Transmission, which is to use a special error state that recommends confirming that drives are connected or setting the new location of the files. If the drive is reconnected, all the user must do is click resume, which will only do anything if the files are found again.

The Transmission solution could be easily improved on, as it currently will not let a torrent be re-downloaded if all its data is missing. By allowing a way to confirm the re-download of the data, time can be saved.

Originally created by @frei0 on GitHub (Aug 9, 2013). I download torrents directly onto an external drive. The problem is if I accidentally start qBittorrent without the drive connected, all torrents are set as 0% - paused. This state remains even if the drive is connected and qBittorrent is restarted, requiring a time consuming "Force recheck" of every torrent to seed or continue downloading it. Even worse, if this check is not done, and the torrent is resumed, files can be overwritten, and bandwidth wasted. The solution is implemented by Transmission, which is to use a special error state that recommends confirming that drives are connected or setting the new location of the files. If the drive is reconnected, all the user must do is click resume, which will only do anything if the files are found again. The Transmission solution could be easily improved on, as it currently will not let a torrent be re-downloaded if all its data is missing. By allowing a way to confirm the re-download of the data, time can be saved.

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-21 15:15:46 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:15:49 -05:00

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@alfrix commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2013):

@sledgehammer999 this is related to #160 and could be addressed with it

@alfrix commented on GitHub (Sep 10, 2013): @sledgehammer999 this is related to #160 and could be addressed with it

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 15:15:49 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2015):

This is fixed with 45b243251.
Now, if you connect the drive and restart qbt it will see the files immediately.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2015): This is fixed with 45b243251. Now, if you connect the drive and restart qbt it will see the files immediately.