If you uncheck files before starting a torrent, they still get downloaded

[steferrari]

qBittorrent & operating system versions

qBittorrent: 5.0.0 x64
Operating system: Windows 10 Home (22H2)

What is the problem?

I noticed that unchecked files on this window still ended up being downloaded.

Steps to reproduce

No response

Additional context

No response

Log(s) & preferences file(s)

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[HanabishiRecca]

I guess what's going on here. You uncheck the text file, which has 0 size? If yes, that's intended.

[steferrari]

I guess what's going on here. You uncheck the text file, which has 0 size? If yes, that's intended.

That was just an example, the same is happening with .nfo files.

This 100% wasn't happening with older qBittorrent versions, I definitely would have noticed plenty of unwanted files collecting in my main download folder.

[HanabishiRecca]

Hmm, looks like this is the same issue as #21434.

[RandomEngineer]

I also confirm it is creating files with 0kb
Even though the files are in the excluded file types list.
This wasn't the case pre v5, it would not create any files other than what was ticked for download.
I have confirmed when the torrent loads in the files are not ticked.

QB v5.0.0 64bit

Win 11 Pro 64bit

[glassez]

This wasn't the case pre v5, it would not create any files other than what was ticked for download.

You're wrong. This has always been the case with 0 byte files.

[steferrari]

This wasn't the case pre v5, it would not create any files other than what was ticked for download.

You're wrong. This has always been the case with 0 byte files.

I have to agree with him though.

As I previously said, those unchecked files never downloaded for me.

Now, with the new version, they download even if I uncheck them before starting the torrent.

Very easy for me to notice this because I mainly download movies so I only have video files in my main download folder.

Now, instead, I can find random files like the typical .nfo ones, etc.

[HanabishiRecca]

This has always been the case with 0 byte files.

That's a different new issue unfortunately.
Obviously, the .jpg files on the screenshot are not originally 0-sized inside a torrent, but still created as 0-sized files while being unchecked.

#21434 has more details. I can't reproduce it on my Linux machine, but that could be a Windows-specific issue.

[glassez]

@steferrari
Or do you mean non 0 byte files?

[glassez]

Obviously, the .jpg files on the screenshot are not originally 0-sized inside a torrent, but still created as 0-sized files while being unchecked.

This is not visible either in the screenshots or from the description. Therefore, the first thing that comes to mind is originally 0 byte files.

[RandomEngineer]

Just to clarify.

The older versions 4.6.x did not download any files other files in the torrent, unless they were ticked.

I am 100% sure, as I also mainly dl movies and I only have the video file extensions allowed.

I also have confirmed the exclude file ext is working as it is only the video file checked to download.

In the example I have given, I can confirm the jpg file were not 0 bytes to start. This happens to all files they are not checked. QBT creates these empty files in the directory .

[HanabishiRecca]

The older versions 4.6.x did not download any files other files in the torrent, unless they were ticked.

I am 100% sure, as I also mainly dl movies and I only have the video file extensions allowed.

Small files on piece boundaries always have been downloaded. Their content goes into hidden .parts files. That's just how torrent works.
You can go back to 4.6.x and confirm that they would have 100%.

And it is still the case for 5.0.0. The only difference is that for some people it creates dummy 0 byte files in places where unchecked files would have been.
We already established that. No more arguing required.

[RandomEngineer]

Ok, so no one is arguing, well certainly I am not, I'm attempting to explain how this issue is occurring because there seems to be confusion over which files I'm referring to.

I understand that various .parts files have always existed. There no question that is intended and happens. From the linked post it appears these 0bytes generated files would normally be moved into the .parts file?

But QT never generated any files for files that were not included for download. I have confirmed this by installing version 4.6.4 x64

So are you saying the difference is that for some people it creates dummy 0 byte files in places where unchecked files would have been. Is a bug or intended behaviour?

[HanabishiRecca]

Is a bug or intended behaviour?

It's a bug of course. It should not happen. And it does not happen for me on Linux.
#21434 (comment)
#21434 (comment)

[MattWeiler]

This is 100% happening on Windows with V5.
On V4.6, unchecked files were never present in the final download folder upon torrent download completion.

It's not a huge deal, but annoying nonetheless.

[rl421403]

I have also noticed the same thing happening from v5 on WIN10. It has never happened earlier. Now it has been creating 0 byte files which I had unchecked in the list before starting the torrent.

Of course not a huge deal but annoying.