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How To Make QB tell you that you already downloaded said torrent?

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:16 am
by david80saylor
this may sound stupid but I just want qBittorrent to keep track of each torrent that I've already downloaded so I don't download the same thing again..

Re: How To Make QB tell you that you already downloaded said torrent?

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:12 pm
by Peter
When you click/open the .torrent file, you get the Torrent Addition dialog. You simply tell qBittorrent there, where it can find the existing files. Then it'll just recheck the existing files and start seeding.

Basically the path you pick there HAS TO MATCH. If it doesn't recheck and starts to re-download, you messed up path, try again.

Re: How To Make QB tell you that you already downloaded said torrent?

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:46 pm
by david80saylor
what if i want to rename the file(s) after I've downloaded them because I'm anal and like my stuff all organized and whatnot, will it still know?

Re: How To Make QB tell you that you already downloaded said torrent?

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:01 pm
by Peter
No. No torrent client will ever work that way.
Because the .torrent file contains the path like:

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Program-Whatever\
   \Folder1\file1.exe
   \Folder1\file.dll
   \Folder1\file.txt
   \Folder2\archive.zip
   \README.txt
And if you rename, it just won't match.
If you use Windows, you can use "Hard Links" or "Junctions". Look them up.
There is also a tool that auto-renames torrents I THINK but I forgot it's name.