Settings that aren't covered means you can change them to your own liking or just leave them on default.
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## Downloads
`Tools` => `Options` => `Downloads` (Or click on the cogwheel to access the options)
### When adding a torrent
1. For consistency with other torrents I recommend leaving this on `Original`.
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**Suggested: `Original`**
1. Delete the .torrent file after it has been added to qBittorrent.
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**Suggested: `Personal preference`**
1. Pre-allocated disk space for the added torrents, this limits fragmentation and also makes sure if you use a cache drive or a feeder disk that the space is available.
1. Make sure this is set to `Automatic`. Your downloads will not go into the category folder otherwise.
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**Suggested: `Automatic`**
1. This helps you to manage your file location based on categories.
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**Suggested: `Enabled`**
1. Same as `Step 2`
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**Suggested: `Enabled`**
1. Your download root path (Download folder/location).
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**Read the `ATTENTION` block below**
1. If you enable this, your incomplete downloads will be placed in this directory until completed. This could be useful if you want your downloads to use a separate SSD/Feeder disk[^1], but this also results in extra unnecessary moves or in worse cases a slower and more I/O intensive copy + delete.
1. Your port used for incoming connections, this is the port you opened in your router/firewall or port forwarded at your VPN provider to make sure you're connectable.
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**Suggested: `The port you opened in your router/firewall or port forwarded at your VPN provider`**
1. This should be disabled in your router for several security reasons.
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**Suggested: `Disabled`**
1. Make sure this is disabled so you don't mess up the forwarded port.
Here you can set your global rate limits, meaning your maximum download/upload speed used by qBittorrent. (For all torrents)
The best settings depends on many factors.
- Your ISP speed.
- Your hardware used.
- Bandwidth needed by other services in your home network.
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**Suggested: `For a home connection that you use with others it's best practice to set the upload/download rate to about 70-80% of your maximum upload/download speed.`**
1. These settings are mainly used for public trackers (and should be enabled for them) and not for private trackers, decent private trackers use a private flag where they ignore these settings.
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**Suggested: `Personal preference`**
1. Recommended setting `Allow encryption` rather than enforcing it allows more peers to connect and is recommended on underpowered systems as it will allow for lower overhead.
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**Suggested: `Allow encryption`**
1. Anonymous mode hides clients (qBittorrent) fingerprint from the peer-ID, sets the ‘User-Agent’ to Null and it doesn’t share your IP-address directly with trackers (though peers will still see your IP address). If using private trackers, it's recommended to `disable` this. I also got reports from people who are using this that they had worse speeds.
1. Your maximum seeding ratio preference. (When both ratio and seeding time are enabled it will trigger the action on whatever happens first.)
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**Suggested: `Disabled`**
1. Your maximum seeding time preference (When both ratio and seeding time are enabled it will trigger the action on whatever happens first.)
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**Suggested: `Disabled`**
1. What to do when ratio or seeding time is reached.
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**Suggested: `Paused and Disabled`**
!!! tip
Personally, I recommend using the seeding goals in your Starr Apps indexer settings (enable advanced), or use [qBit Manage](/Downloaders/qBittorrent/3rd-party-tools/#qbit-manage){:target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
### Automatically add these trackers to new downloads
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**Recommendation: `Disabled`**
!!! WARNING
:bangbang: **NEVER USE THIS OPTION ON (Semi-)PRIVATE TRACKERS** :bangbang:
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