when deleting items, offer to always delete torrent+files

[AndroidDeveloperLB]

Usually, after some time, when I want to remove something I've downloaded, and make room for next things I want to download, I expect that removing it will remove not just the torrent, but also the files that were downloaded.

Currently, when I choose to delete, I see this:

And the checkbox is always unchecked. I know I can choose to avoid the dialog:

But then choosing to delete is still of deletion of the torrents alone by default, and the only way to delete with the files is to use Shift+Delete key combination.

What I suggest:

1. On the dialog, add checbox for "remember my choice" and "don't show again".
2. Instead of a checkbox in the settings for showing the dialog, make it a choice of "upon deletion" :

• "Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"
• "Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"
• "No confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"
• "No confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"

Both of those cover each other.

Alternatively, it could at least be nice to assign the Delete key to actually delete the selected torrents with their files.

[FranciscoPombal]

2. Instead of a checkbox in the settings for showing the dialog, make it a choice of "upon deletion":

• "Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"

• "Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"

• "No confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"

• "No confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"

This seems to be the better option. It is clear to the user when looking at the settings. With option (1) you'd be left to wonder which behavior you set to be remembered.

Alternatively, it could at least be nice to assign the Delete key to actually delete the selected torrents with their files.

I would say that the delete key should always show a confirmation dialog, regardless of the chosen setting. This is to avoid data loss in case a user accidentally presses the delete key. Accidentally pressing a keyboard key is not that infrequent. The delete key, in particular, is near other important keys in a lot of keyboards, like print screen, page up, page down, etc, and/or others, depending on the specific keyboard.

Commands with potentially destructive behaviors requiring no confirmation are more suited for CLI interfaces/interfacing with daemons/scripting environments imo, since in these cases the user is paying more attention to what they're doing and ultimately nothing happens until return is pressed.

So I propose something like this:

Chosen setting	Behavior using the GUI buttons	Behaviour using the keyboard
"Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"	same as chosen setting	same as chosen setting
"Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"	same as chosen setting	same as chosen setting
"No confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"	same as chosen setting	"Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent"
"No confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"	same as chosen setting	"Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"

EDIT: about shift + delete: when using this keyboard shortcut, the behavior should default to "Show confirmation dialog - deletion of torrent+files"

[AndroidDeveloperLB]

It could also be nice to have a toolbar button for deletion of both torrents and files. But I don't need a confirmation dialog. I know what I'm doing when I press the Delete key, just as I know what I'm doing when I do it with the mouse.

Another possible alternative to confirmation dialog is something that exists on Android and on some of Google's website: Snackbar. If you delete an email on Gmail (app or website), for example, it doesn't ask you if you are sure about it. It shows a temporary text saying that it's about to delete in a few seconds, and gives you final option to undo your action with an "undo" button next to this message.

We could also have a history for torrents, so deletion could be just of the files and not of the torrents (unless they are too old, of course, and then they would automatically be deleted or some other alternative, like storing the Magnet link). This is actually something I've wanted to request a long time. Sometimes I accidentally download the same thing that I've downloaded a while ago, and then I need to delete it again. If the app gave me a choice in this case (ignore or re-download), it could be great. I could also just mark the torrent as one I don't ever want to download again (maybe rating system?).

[rogeriodec]

I would open a new issue based on my question in the forum, but I saw the same request here...

In short, when I delete a torrent I ALWAYS want the files to be deleted too. Currently, in qBittorrent I have to check the option to delete files every time, making it a repetitive and crash-prone operation.

[gderf]

On QBT for Linux 4.5.4

It would be nice if deleting torrents and files could be done using only the keyboard. To do so now I have to do this:

Ctrl+A to select all torrents. Shift+Delete, which pops up a dialog box. Use mouse to push the Remove button. Why can't this be done with a keystroke instead of a mouse click?

[thalieht]

Shift+Delete, which pops up a dialog box.

Options > Behavior > Confirm when deleting torrents

[gderf]

Shift+Delete, which pops up a dialog box.

Options > Behavior > Confirm when deleting torrents

There is no Options > Behavior