Skip files from downloading by extension (aka "skip .exe") #9629

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opened 2026-02-21 20:17:31 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 20:17:31 -05:00

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Originally created by @ins2d on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020).

Hello everyone and thank you for the best torrent client I've used so far! :)
I have a feature suggestion on my mind and would like to share my thoughts with you.

CATEGORY
Security / File management

THE PROBLEM
It seems to be no way to stop certain, potentially dangerous, files from downloading as part of any particular torrent without manually unchecking.

USECASE
I have some RSS automated downloads set up and whenever a new episode of a TV show becomes available, qBittorrent kindly starts downloading and all goes smoothly. But usually, besides an episode itself (.mkv/.avi/etc.), there are more files included into the "package". Sometimes even .EXE files, which aren't necessarily viruses, but still completely useless/unwanted. So it would be handy to have a simple way to set rule(s) to filter out unwanted file types automatically.

OTHERE THOUGHTS
This could be as simple as a single text field with an option to skip/download files matching a rule, like:

SKIP: .exe|.cmd|*.txt
or (selectable with a dropdown or smth)
DL only: .mp4|.mkv|*.avi

This could be a global featue or a part of RSS "engine" (?)
I could help on the UX side of things, if needed.

Hope this makes sense :)

Originally created by @ins2d on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020). Hello everyone and thank you for the best torrent client I've used so far! :) I have a feature suggestion on my mind and would like to share my thoughts with you. CATEGORY Security / File management THE PROBLEM It seems to be no way to stop certain, potentially dangerous, files from downloading as part of any particular torrent without manually unchecking. USECASE I have some RSS automated downloads set up and whenever a new episode of a TV show becomes available, qBittorrent kindly starts downloading and all goes smoothly. But usually, besides an episode itself (.mkv/.avi/etc.), there are more files included into the "package". Sometimes even .EXE files, which aren't necessarily viruses, but still completely useless/unwanted. So it would be handy to have a simple way to set rule(s) to filter out unwanted file types automatically. OTHERE THOUGHTS This could be as simple as a single text field with an option to skip/download files matching a rule, like: 1) SKIP: *.exe|*.cmd|*.txt or (selectable with a dropdown or smth) 2) DL only: *.mp4|*.mkv|*.avi This could be a global featue or a part of RSS "engine" (?) I could help on the UX side of things, if needed. Hope this makes sense :)