What stops me from switching to qBittorrent

[Berryracer]

I still use the old uTorrent v2 since v3 has become bloated and more of a commercial product.

I know I may not get the best download speeds with the old uTorrent but I stick to it as I love its interface so much I am unable to adapt to any other Torrent clients.

I have tried qBittorrent about 3 times in the past before but everytime I find myself uninstalling it and going back to uTorrent

I want to use qBittorrent for good but I wish some changes to the interface could be done.

In the website, it says that qBittorrent has as simplistic design like uTorrent but it's far away from that IMHO

The quirks that I remember :

1) you cannot right click on a a file that is currently downloading and limit the bandwidth of download/upload like you can in uTorrent

2) In Firefox or Pale Moon, if I click on a torrent file, I can choose to make that the default action so that it would automatically launch my default torrent client the moment I click on a torrent link without the need to click on OK everytime, when I installed Pale Moon, the option to always do that option by default is always greyed out so everytime I click on a torrent link, qBittorrent doesn't automatically start until I click on the OK button again. I don't know who's fault is it but I would love to have it work the same way it does with uTorrent

3) I don't understand the difference between upload speed and global upload speed and why on earth is the global upload speed limited to 10KB/S for both the download and upload this is very confusing to new people like meh

4) I'm not even sure if qBittorent is able to handle magnet links because when I clicked on a magnet link, nothing happened

5) After posting about point 4, I tried to click on a torrent link, then looked at the qBittorrent Window, it was empty as if nothing happened. I don't know if it is compatible with Windows 8.1 but I doubt that it shouldn't since even the 2 year old uTorrent v2 still works for me on Windows 8.1

6) I just also realized that qBittorrent is not even appearing in the Default Programs in Windows 8.1 so there's no way to set it as the default program

7) I love how in uTorrent you can simply double click on a completed download to open the downloaded folder and I wish qBittorrent can do the same

 

[Hugh Jass]

Cool story, bro.

 

[QuietDad]

Or you can just use Vuze (formerly Aserus) and be done with it.

 

[Berryracer]

Or you can just use Vuze (formerly Aserus) and be done with it.

in the reviews I read it is said to have become bloated

 

[nickbits]

My complaint that got me to go back is that you can't select files from magnet links.

 

[Albatross]

Ask them for your money back.

 

[lxskllr]

Works for me. Haven't used it on Windows in awhile, but everything you listed works for me as far as I remember, and it definitely works on Debian.

 

[inf1nity]

go Deluge

 

[taq8ojh]

I've been using uTorrent since 1.x versions and while I strongly disagree with most of the crap they put in since at least the beginning of v3, the positive things about it are still in majority.
I can hide all of the ads and while they are still there (which is what I hate), they don't bother me. Functionality-wise, I can't complain.

If they ever release true lightweight paid version without ANY additional code unrelated to torrenting they've been promising for like a year, I will buy it without an eyeblink. Basically, such move would make me want to support the company and toss in some money.

P.S. The most ridiculous argument about uTorrent being bloated is that the exe went from 500kB to over 1MB, omg ffs!!111

 

[Berryracer]

Very helpful developer answered all my concerns very quickly

http://qbforums.shiki.hu/index.php/topic,2204.0.html

 

[MadScientist]

How to get rid of all ads and toolbars in µTorrent
http://www.ghacks.net/2013/06/28/how-to-get-rid-of-all-ads-and-toolbars-in-%C2%B5torrent/

 

[lxskllr]

Global limits are the maximum you want available to bittorrent for general use. Alternative limits throttle the connection for special purposes. Example. You might want to maximize upload speed when you're actively downloading, but want to cut it back when you're at 100% and seeding. Or you might want it to run full speed when you're sleeping, but throttle both up and download when you're awake and using the computer.

 

[Berryracer]

Global limits are the maximum you want available to bittorrent for general use. Alternative limits throttle the connection for special purposes. Example. You might want to maximize upload speed when you're actively downloading, but want to cut it back when you're at 100% and seeding. Or you might want it to run full speed when you're sleeping, but throttle both up and download when you're awake and using the computer.

hmm. I see, kinda confusing how to use it but ok I guess I'll just ignore it

 

[Berryracer]

How to get rid of all ads and toolbars in µTorrent
http://www.ghacks.net/2013/06/28/how-to-get-rid-of-all-ads-and-toolbars-in-µtorrent/

great job but I am no longer interested in doing 10 things before I can start using the client properly. I like how qBittorrent works out of the box

 

[PowerYoga]

How to get rid of all ads and toolbars in µTorrent
http://www.ghacks.net/2013/06/28/how-to-get-rid-of-all-ads-and-toolbars-in-%C2%B5torrent/

awesome. Was looking for something like this even though I don't torrent much anymore.