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qbittorrent redownloads the files that i deleted/moved after restarting the client #7486

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opened 2026-02-21 19:00:00 -05:00 by deekerman · 6 comments

deekerman commented

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

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Originally created by @bogdanclaudiubadea on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System

4.1.1 x64 and Windows 10 x64

What is the problem

qbittorrent redownloads the files that i deleted/moved after restarting the client

What is the expected behavior

the deleted/moved files from that torrent should be in error state (cannot find files or something like that) instead of redownloading it.

Steps to reproduce

download a torrent
delete/move the files while having client started
restart qbitorrent

it's not 100% reproduced but it has a very high chance which makes me consider switching to another client if doesn't get fixed soon. (it's very annoying for me, personally)

Originally created by @bogdanclaudiubadea on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System 4.1.1 x64 and Windows 10 x64 ### What is the problem qbittorrent redownloads the files that i deleted/moved after restarting the client ### What is the expected behavior the deleted/moved files from that torrent should be in error state (cannot find files or something like that) instead of redownloading it. ### Steps to reproduce 1. download a torrent 2. delete/move the files while having client started 3. restart qbitorrent it's not 100% reproduced but it has a very high chance which makes me consider switching to another client if doesn't get fixed soon. (it's very annoying for me, personally)

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deekerman commented

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

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@glassez commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018):

It's very annoying for qBittorrent when you're interfering with its workflow and you're discouraging it.
You make it download some files and it just does its job. What's illogical about that? Just cancel downloading some files and do what you want with them!

@glassez commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018): It's very annoying for qBittorrent when you're interfering with its workflow and you're discouraging it. You make it download some files and it just does its job. What's illogical about that? Just cancel downloading some files and do what you want with them!

deekerman commented

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

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@bogdanclaudiubadea commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018):

I'm not sure you're understanding the problem or maybe i'm not explaining properly and also what do you mean by ' Just cancel downloading some files and do what you want with them!' ? I did not said in steps to download part of the torrent if that's what you mean.

If it's logical how come every other known clients out there (or at least the ones i've tried) have the expected behavior that i have specified?

example: I download a torrent fully (not partially) and after a while i delete the files without deleting the torrent in client and then i restart qbittorrent and it starts automatically to download the torrent again making my ratio worse on trackers (i have to manually delete the downloading torrent and files again)

@bogdanclaudiubadea commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018): I'm not sure you're understanding the problem or maybe i'm not explaining properly and also what do you mean by ' Just cancel downloading some files and do what you want with them!' ? I did not said in steps to download part of the torrent if that's what you mean. If it's logical how come every other known clients out there (or at least the ones i've tried) have the expected behavior that i have specified? example: I download a torrent fully (not partially) and after a while i delete the files without deleting the torrent in client and then i restart qbittorrent and it starts automatically to download the torrent again making my ratio worse on trackers (i have to manually delete the downloading torrent and files again)

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:00:06 -05:00

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@FranciscoPombal commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018):

@lOwlEdetiSEy

example: I download a torrent fully (not partially) and after a while i delete the files without deleting the torrent in client and then i restart qbittorrent and it starts automatically to download the torrent again making my ratio worse on trackers (i have to manually delete the downloading torrent and files again)

Why do you delete the files, and not the torrents from the client? Genuinely curious here. You can just save the .torrent files somewhere, qbittorrent even has automated options to do that for you.

@glassez
Another user brought up a similar discussion (I don't remember its name and I can't find it right now). But some valid points were raised, including about changing qbittorrent's behaviour relating to missing files. I think the conclusion was that qbittorrent should distinguish between missing and corrupt, and should probably ask users first before redownloading. Or, at least, there should be an option to make qbittorrent ask you what to do every time it finds that files are missing.

@FranciscoPombal commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018): @lOwlEdetiSEy > example: I download a torrent fully (not partially) and after a while i delete the files without deleting the torrent in client and then i restart qbittorrent and it starts automatically to download the torrent again making my ratio worse on trackers (i have to manually delete the downloading torrent and files again) Why do you delete the files, and not the torrents from the client? Genuinely curious here. You can just save the .torrent files somewhere, qbittorrent even has automated options to do that for you. @glassez Another user brought up a similar discussion (I don't remember its name and I can't find it right now). But some valid points were raised, including about changing qbittorrent's behaviour relating to missing files. I think the conclusion was that qbittorrent should distinguish between `missing` and `corrupt`, and should probably ask users first before redownloading. Or, at least, there should be an option to make qbittorrent ask you what to do every time it finds that files are missing.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:00:06 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018):

Will be fixed by #9007

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018): Will be fixed by #9007

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:00:06 -05:00

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@bogdanclaudiubadea commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018):

@FranciscoPombal

Why do you delete the files, and not the torrents from the client? Genuinely curious here. You can just save the .torrent files somewhere, qbittorrent even has automated options to do that for you.

It's much more convinient, especially if you happen to have a lot of torrents and no ctrl+f to search through everything in the client

@bogdanclaudiubadea commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2018): @FranciscoPombal > Why do you delete the files, and not the torrents from the client? Genuinely curious here. You can just save the .torrent files somewhere, qbittorrent even has automated options to do that for you. It's much more convinient, especially if you happen to have a lot of torrents and no ctrl+f to search through everything in the client

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:00:06 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020):

Fixed by now.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020): Fixed by now.

deekerman referenced this issue

2026-02-22 02:30:09 -05:00

Feature Request: Add the options "Ignore seeding limits for private torrents" and "Ignore rate limits for private torrents" to the settings #15794