Option of moving instead of copying torrent files to specific folder #7978

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opened 2026-02-21 19:16:33 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:16:33 -05:00

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Originally created by @SvendK on GitHub (Oct 27, 2018).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System

4.1.3
Windows 10 Pro Version 1803 OS build 17134.345

What is the problem

Issue is too crowded a torrent files folder :-)

From uTorrent (just made the switch and ahh, qBT is quick! Thanks!) I'm used to having my torrent files in the incompletes folder while downloading and afterwards it is moved to my not-incomplete torrent files folder. But with qBT I only have the option of copying the files into specific folders on load and on completion. This means that there is no link to the loaded torrent (the one I can see in the qBT interface) and the actual file. In uTorrent the torrent file only existed one place and was another indicator of the status of the torrent download. After completion, it was moved from the Incompletes, folder, and if I deleted the torrent from the uTorrent UI, the torrent file itself was also deleted (if that was my choise, both the torrent file and the data files could be selected for deletion.

Actually, my need/wishes is this:
When I doubleclick a torrentfile, it is moved from my downloads folder (as I don't need them there) into the IncompleteTorrents folder, where they'll reside until the download is finished, after which the torrent file is moved to another folder. Additional option could be to copy the torrent to another folder, just for archiving. I guess that is what the current functionality is four, but I like the "status-like" functionality from uTorrent.

Is this completely off or could this be added?

I see for myself a UI with first a checkbox to enable the feature and as the first "word" there is a dropdown with the options of "copy" or "move", and afterwards the rest of the sentences. Wouldn't that be great?

From your Options help page on GitHub:

Thanks!
SvendK

Originally created by @SvendK on GitHub (Oct 27, 2018). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System 4.1.3 Windows 10 Pro Version 1803 OS build 17134.345 ### What is the problem Issue is too crowded a torrent files folder :-) From uTorrent (just made the switch and ahh, qBT is quick! Thanks!) I'm used to having my torrent files in the incompletes folder while downloading and afterwards it is moved to my not-incomplete torrent files folder. But with qBT I only have the option of copying the files into specific folders on load and on completion. This means that there is no link to the loaded torrent (the one I can see in the qBT interface) and the actual file. In uTorrent the torrent file only existed one place and was another indicator of the status of the torrent download. After completion, it was moved from the Incompletes, folder, and if I deleted the torrent from the uTorrent UI, the torrent file itself was also deleted (if that was my choise, both the torrent file and the data files could be selected for deletion. Actually, my need/wishes is this: When I doubleclick a torrentfile, it is **moved** from my downloads folder (as I don't need them there) into the IncompleteTorrents folder, where they'll reside until the download is finished, after which the torrent file is moved to another folder. Additional option could be to copy the torrent to another folder, just for archiving. I guess that is what the current functionality is four, but I like the "status-like" functionality from uTorrent. Is this completely off or could this be added? I see for myself a UI with first a checkbox to enable the feature and as the first "word" there is a dropdown with the options of "copy" or "move", and afterwards the rest of the sentences. Wouldn't that be great? From your Options help page on GitHub: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3720082/47603505-ee666f80-d9ec-11e8-84a0-cd9ec5fada7a.png) Thanks! SvendK

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:16:35 -05:00

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@thalieht commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2019):

This means that there is no link to the loaded torrent (the one I can see in the qBT interface) and the actual file.

There is no link between them whatsoever. qBt has an internal copy of the .torrent in %LOCALAPPDATA%\qBittorrent. The original .torrent can be deleted immediately after loading it in qBt.

These 2 options in the GUI make a copy of the internal .torrent.

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2019): >This means that there is no link to the loaded torrent (the one I can see in the qBT interface) and the actual file. There is no link between them whatsoever. qBt has an internal copy of the .torrent in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\qBittorrent`. The original .torrent can be deleted immediately after loading it in qBt. These 2 options in the GUI make a copy of the internal .torrent.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:16:35 -05:00

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

Duplicate of #2323

@thalieht commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020): Duplicate of #2323