Save Path does not update when files are present

[Maarten Jacobs]

Running qBitTorrent v2.8.4.

I added a number of torrents that were downloaded to the default download location. I then started re-organizing my downloads and moved all of my music downloads to the Music folder in my home directory.

I wanted to move the torrent location to match the new locations of the files - however when I change the Save Path for the torrent to the new location it won't persist. After selecting the new location, the Save Path automagically reverts back to the old location.

When I remove the files from the new location in the Music directory, I can successfully change the save path of the torrent - and the files are moved automatically as well.

However this means that I need to do some manual handiwork to create the folder the torrent is downloaded to, if I want to download the torrent into a different location from the default.

When I add the torrent, qBittorent adds the folder to my default location. If i want to retain that default folder name, I then need to manually create a folder with that name in the new (non-default) location I want to store the files in. After that I can update the Save Path in qBittorrent, and start the download.

Unless I'm missing something it'd be good if either (or both) a) qBittorrent would allow me to update the Save Path on a torrent if I move the original folder the torrent was already downloaded in; b) allow me to specify a new "root" location for the torrent to be downloaded to - which would then create a new folder like it does when I opt to use the default download location.

Please let me know if I'm doing something wrong - but to me it doesn't seem to be working 100%?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: qbittorrent 2.8.4-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 22 11:36:47 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/qbittorrent
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: qbittorrent
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-28 (55 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Attila Lendvai (attila-lendvai)]

i have the same problem with v2.9.8 on debian.

[Attila Lendvai (attila-lendvai)]

FTR, the upstream issue:

https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/117