SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hello Peeps! Here's my problem....When I download a torrent, Utorrent places along with the files I'm downloading, a direct link to the torrent I just started downloading in my download folder. The icon for the link is the small green utorrent symbol. How do I stop utorrent from doing this? Or do I just need to continue to deleting them like I always have? Thanks for your time.SCREENSHOT: http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g363/Surrey_Joe/Capture1_zps6c3262fd.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Fix your directory settings then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I have obviously gone through those steps....Posting on a forum is not because I'm lazy, it's a last resort. I'm not into wasting people's time if I don't have to. (I never claimed to be nice) But thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Screenshot showing your directory settings then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I've somewhat figured it out. It's to do with Google Chrome (my prefered Browser). When I download a torrent using IE, I don't have this issue. I will go through chrome's settings and see what I find..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 If your browser is set to save the file rather than opening directly into uTorrent that's where the .torrent file will go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 The problem I'm having is that Chrome is doing both, saving the file AND opening it directly with utorrent...still scouring the internet for answers lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Then refering you back to post #4 would be appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 My directory settings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ok so with NO "store torrents in" location set explicitly, uTorrent WILL leave/put them in the default downloads directory%userprofile%/downloads/If you want them to be stored somewhere else, ... set an explicit location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I don't have a problem where the torrents are being stored. My issue is the download link that gets saved as well (Highlighted in the screenshot below). But this only happens when using Google Chrome which unfortunately is my prefered browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 The saving of the .torrent file in that location is caused by the browser, not by uTorrent.uTorrent saves the .torrent files in %appdata%\utorrent by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 That's what I said later on in this post that it was a browser related issue....I'm trying to find a way to fix that issue within chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yet I've set Chrome to automatically open torrent files with utorrent, which it does, but it also saves the .torrent file. I 'm trying to find a way to have chrome NOT save the .torrent file in ANY location. I Don't have this problem with IE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetour Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ya, you'll have to find Chrome support elsewhere.. but from my experience "that's just how chrome does it". You might be able to manually prepend "%TEMP%\" before the rest of the filename when you open torrents, and leave it on the auto-open option to use uTorrent.. to prevent Chrome from saving anywhere else. But you probably need to ask the interwebs for more chrome support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I appreciate your help. I think my chrome days are over with now. Lol. This was not the first issue I've had with them. Time to explore other browsers! Thanks again though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 If there is a URI showing alongside the file icon it is because it is part of the name for the torrent file that you downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yes I'm aware of that also. Chrome has become not so user friendly in my opinion and simple solutions to minor issues like this not being available, makes IE start to look not so bad....I'll just consider this solved but deletion of chrome. Lol Thanks for your help peeps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 simple solutions to minor issues like this not being available, What? Since when has displaying a file name vocome an issue?Your screenshot is also of a Windows dialogue NOT a Chrome specific dialogue. Your real beef should be with the torrent indexing sites that add their URI to the filename as it is uploaded, they are the why and how the file is named in such a way. If the job was loaded from a magnet link the .torrent file will have been created by uTorrent and the filename taken from the name in the metadata, here again it is the indexer or the uploader that creates that. So chrome, regardless of it's shortcomings is not to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetour Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 ciao, the issue I think is that Chrome never downloads files to a temp directory, even if the file will be automatically opened. It always downloads to its cache directory, then moves the file to your downloads directory, then if the file is to be opened, opens it from your downloads directory. IE and Firefox, for example, when you select the "Open" option for a file, instead save or move the file to your temp directory where it will later be purged and "out of sight" for the user.LT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Chrome IS to blame. I do NOT have this issue with IE, Firefox or Opera. When fownloafing torrents with those other browsers, ONLY THE FILES FROM WITHIN THE TORRENT ARE PRESENT IN MY DOWNLOAD FOLDER, NOT THE .TORRENT FILE. This has nothing to do with who uploaded the file. This happens with EVERY torrent I attempt to download with Chrome. I don't care that a "file name is displayed", I care about always having to go back and delete those extra files out of my download folder as I do A LOT of downloading and it tends to get clogged quickly. It's preference. You have your preference in settings, as do I. What may be a "problem" to you, may not be to me and vice versa. Also, My screenshot is so everyone can see what kind of file is being saved along with the files within the torrent I'm downloading. Simple as that. It's an issue that I can't find an answer to even in google chrome forums and I have other issues with Chrome as well, I just will move on to a different browser. Simply solved.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreyJoe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 @Lovetour ---- I think you're 100% right.....I've changed within Chrime how files are opened only to have the same result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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