Allow to move content files to Trash instead of deleting them

PR #20252.

src/base/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ add_library(qbt_base STATIC
     bittorrent/torrent.h
     bittorrent/torrentcontenthandler.h
     bittorrent/torrentcontentlayout.h
+    bittorrent/torrentcontentremoveoption.h
+    bittorrent/torrentcontentremover.h
     bittorrent/torrentcreationmanager.h
     bittorrent/torrentcreationtask.h
     bittorrent/torrentcreator.h
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ add_library(qbt_base STATIC
     bittorrent/sslparameters.cpp
     bittorrent/torrent.cpp
     bittorrent/torrentcontenthandler.cpp
+    bittorrent/torrentcontentremover.cpp
     bittorrent/torrentcreationmanager.cpp
     bittorrent/torrentcreationtask.cpp
     bittorrent/torrentcreator.cpp

src/base/bittorrent/session.h

@@ -37,17 +37,12 @@
 #include "addtorrentparams.h"
 #include "categoryoptions.h"
 #include "sharelimitaction.h"
+#include "torrentcontentremoveoption.h"
 #include "trackerentry.h"
 #include "trackerentrystatus.h"
 
 class QString;
 
-enum DeleteOption
-{
-    DeleteTorrent,
-    DeleteTorrentAndFiles
-};
-
 namespace BitTorrent
 {
     class InfoHash;
@@ -58,6 +53,12 @@ namespace BitTorrent
     struct CacheStatus;
     struct SessionStatus;
 
+    enum class TorrentRemoveOption
+    {
+        KeepContent,
+        RemoveContent
+    };
+
     // Using `Q_ENUM_NS()` without a wrapper namespace in our case is not advised
     // since `Q_NAMESPACE` cannot be used when the same namespace resides at different files.
     // https://www.kdab.com/new-qt-5-8-meta-object-support-namespaces/#comment-143779
@@ -434,6 +435,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         virtual void setMergeTrackersEnabled(bool enabled) = 0;
         virtual bool isStartPaused() const = 0;
         virtual void setStartPaused(bool value) = 0;
+        virtual TorrentContentRemoveOption torrentContentRemoveOption() const = 0;
+        virtual void setTorrentContentRemoveOption(TorrentContentRemoveOption option) = 0;
 
         virtual bool isRestored() const = 0;
 
@@ -453,7 +456,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
 
         virtual bool isKnownTorrent(const InfoHash &infoHash) const = 0;
         virtual bool addTorrent(const TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr, const AddTorrentParams &params = {}) = 0;
-        virtual bool deleteTorrent(const TorrentID &id, DeleteOption deleteOption = DeleteOption::DeleteTorrent) = 0;
+        virtual bool removeTorrent(const TorrentID &id, TorrentRemoveOption deleteOption = TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent) = 0;
         virtual bool downloadMetadata(const TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr) = 0;
         virtual bool cancelDownloadMetadata(const TorrentID &id) = 0;
 

src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 #include "nativesessionextension.h"
 #include "portforwarderimpl.h"
 #include "resumedatastorage.h"
+#include "torrentcontentremover.h"
 #include "torrentdescriptor.h"
 #include "torrentimpl.h"
 #include "tracker.h"
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ SessionImpl::SessionImpl(QObject *parent)
     , m_I2POutboundQuantity {BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"I2P/OutboundQuantity"_s), 3}
     , m_I2PInboundLength {BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"I2P/InboundLength"_s), 3}
     , m_I2POutboundLength {BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"I2P/OutboundLength"_s), 3}
+    , m_torrentContentRemoveOption {BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"TorrentContentRemoveOption"_s), TorrentContentRemoveOption::MoveToTrash}
     , m_startPaused {BITTORRENT_SESSION_KEY(u"StartPaused"_s)}
     , m_seedingLimitTimer {new QTimer(this)}
     , m_resumeDataTimer {new QTimer(this)}
@@ -593,6 +595,11 @@ SessionImpl::SessionImpl(QObject *parent)
     connect(m_ioThread.get(), &QThread::finished, m_fileSearcher, &QObject::deleteLater);
     connect(m_fileSearcher, &FileSearcher::searchFinished, this, &SessionImpl::fileSearchFinished);
 
+    m_torrentContentRemover = new TorrentContentRemover;
+    m_torrentContentRemover->moveToThread(m_ioThread.get());
+    connect(m_ioThread.get(), &QThread::finished, m_torrentContentRemover, &QObject::deleteLater);
+    connect(m_torrentContentRemover, &TorrentContentRemover::jobFinished, this, &SessionImpl::torrentContentRemovingFinished);
+
     m_ioThread->start();
 
     initMetrics();
@@ -2287,12 +2294,12 @@ void SessionImpl::processTorrentShareLimits(TorrentImpl *torrent)
         if (shareLimitAction == ShareLimitAction::Remove)
         {
             LogMsg(u"%1 %2 %3"_s.arg(description, tr("Removing torrent."), torrentName));
-            deleteTorrent(torrent->id());
+            removeTorrent(torrent->id(), TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent);
         }
         else if (shareLimitAction == ShareLimitAction::RemoveWithContent)
         {
             LogMsg(u"%1 %2 %3"_s.arg(description, tr("Removing torrent and deleting its content."), torrentName));
-            deleteTorrent(torrent->id(), DeleteTorrentAndFiles);
+            removeTorrent(torrent->id(), TorrentRemoveOption::RemoveContent);
         }
         else if ((shareLimitAction == ShareLimitAction::Stop) && !torrent->isStopped())
         {
@@ -2332,6 +2339,19 @@ void SessionImpl::fileSearchFinished(const TorrentID &id, const Path &savePath,
     }
 }
 
+void SessionImpl::torrentContentRemovingFinished(const QString &torrentName, const QString &errorMessage)
+{
+    if (errorMessage.isEmpty())
+    {
+        LogMsg(tr("Torrent content removed. Torrent: \"%1\"").arg(torrentName));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        LogMsg(tr("Failed to remove torrent content. Torrent: \"%1\". Error: \"%2\"")
+            .arg(torrentName, errorMessage), Log::WARNING);
+    }
+}
+
 Torrent *SessionImpl::getTorrent(const TorrentID &id) const
 {
     return m_torrents.value(id);
@@ -2378,26 +2398,29 @@ void SessionImpl::banIP(const QString &ip)
 
 // Delete a torrent from the session, given its hash
 // and from the disk, if the corresponding deleteOption is chosen
-bool SessionImpl::deleteTorrent(const TorrentID &id, const DeleteOption deleteOption)
+bool SessionImpl::removeTorrent(const TorrentID &id, const TorrentRemoveOption deleteOption)
 {
     TorrentImpl *const torrent = m_torrents.take(id);
     if (!torrent)
         return false;
 
-    qDebug("Deleting torrent with ID: %s", qUtf8Printable(torrent->id().toString()));
+    const TorrentID torrentID = torrent->id();
+    const QString torrentName = torrent->name();
+
+    qDebug("Deleting torrent with ID: %s", qUtf8Printable(torrentID.toString()));
     emit torrentAboutToBeRemoved(torrent);
 
     if (const InfoHash infoHash = torrent->infoHash(); infoHash.isHybrid())
         m_hybridTorrentsByAltID.remove(TorrentID::fromSHA1Hash(infoHash.v1()));
 
     // Remove it from session
-    if (deleteOption == DeleteTorrent)
+    if (deleteOption == TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent)
     {
-        m_removingTorrents[torrent->id()] = {torrent->name(), {}, deleteOption};
+        m_removingTorrents[torrentID] = {torrentName, torrent->actualStorageLocation(), {}, deleteOption};
 
         const lt::torrent_handle nativeHandle {torrent->nativeHandle()};
         const auto iter = std::find_if(m_moveStorageQueue.begin(), m_moveStorageQueue.end()
-                                 , [&nativeHandle](const MoveStorageJob &job)
+            , [&nativeHandle](const MoveStorageJob &job)
         {
             return job.torrentHandle == nativeHandle;
         });
@@ -2415,14 +2438,14 @@ bool SessionImpl::deleteTorrent(const TorrentID &id, const DeleteOption deleteOp
     }
     else
     {
-        m_removingTorrents[torrent->id()] = {torrent->name(), torrent->rootPath(), deleteOption};
+        m_removingTorrents[torrentID] = {torrentName, torrent->actualStorageLocation(), torrent->actualFilePaths(), deleteOption};
 
         if (m_moveStorageQueue.size() > 1)
         {
             // Delete "move storage job" for the deleted torrent
             // (note: we shouldn't delete active job)
             const auto iter = std::find_if((m_moveStorageQueue.begin() + 1), m_moveStorageQueue.end()
-                                     , [torrent](const MoveStorageJob &job)
+                , [torrent](const MoveStorageJob &job)
             {
                 return job.torrentHandle == torrent->nativeHandle();
             });
@@ -2430,12 +2453,13 @@ bool SessionImpl::deleteTorrent(const TorrentID &id, const DeleteOption deleteOp
                 m_moveStorageQueue.erase(iter);
         }
 
-        m_nativeSession->remove_torrent(torrent->nativeHandle(), lt::session::delete_files);
+        m_nativeSession->remove_torrent(torrent->nativeHandle(), lt::session::delete_partfile);
     }
 
     // Remove it from torrent resume directory
-    m_resumeDataStorage->remove(torrent->id());
+    m_resumeDataStorage->remove(torrentID);
 
+    LogMsg(tr("Torrent removed. Torrent: \"%1\"").arg(torrentName));
     delete torrent;
     return true;
 }
@@ -2463,7 +2487,7 @@ bool SessionImpl::cancelDownloadMetadata(const TorrentID &id)
     }
 #endif
 
-    m_nativeSession->remove_torrent(nativeHandle, lt::session::delete_files);
+    m_nativeSession->remove_torrent(nativeHandle);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -3974,6 +3998,16 @@ void SessionImpl::setStartPaused(const bool value)
     m_startPaused = value;
 }
 
+TorrentContentRemoveOption SessionImpl::torrentContentRemoveOption() const
+{
+    return m_torrentContentRemoveOption;
+}
+
+void SessionImpl::setTorrentContentRemoveOption(const TorrentContentRemoveOption option)
+{
+    m_torrentContentRemoveOption = option;
+}
+
 QStringList SessionImpl::bannedIPs() const
 {
     return m_bannedIPs;
@@ -5147,7 +5181,7 @@ void SessionImpl::handleMoveTorrentStorageJobFinished(const Path &newPath)
         // Last job is completed for torrent that being removing, so actually remove it
         const lt::torrent_handle nativeHandle {finishedJob.torrentHandle};
         const RemovingTorrentData &removingTorrentData = m_removingTorrents[nativeHandle.info_hash()];
-        if (removingTorrentData.deleteOption == DeleteTorrent)
+        if (removingTorrentData.removeOption == TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent)
             m_nativeSession->remove_torrent(nativeHandle, lt::session::delete_partfile);
     }
 }
@@ -5666,74 +5700,32 @@ TorrentImpl *SessionImpl::createTorrent(const lt::torrent_handle &nativeHandle,
     return torrent;
 }
 
-void SessionImpl::handleTorrentRemovedAlert(const lt::torrent_removed_alert *alert)
+void SessionImpl::handleTorrentRemovedAlert(const lt::torrent_removed_alert */*alert*/)
 {
-#ifdef QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2
+    // We cannot consider `torrent_removed_alert` as a starting point for removing content,
-    const auto id = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hashes);
+    // because it has an inconsistent posting time between different versions of libtorrent,
-#else
+    // so files may still be in use in some cases.
-    const auto id = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hash);
-#endif
-
-    const auto removingTorrentDataIter = m_removingTorrents.find(id);
-    if (removingTorrentDataIter != m_removingTorrents.end())
-    {
-        if (removingTorrentDataIter->deleteOption == DeleteTorrent)
-        {
-            LogMsg(tr("Removed torrent. Torrent: \"%1\"").arg(removingTorrentDataIter->name));
-            m_removingTorrents.erase(removingTorrentDataIter);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void SessionImpl::handleTorrentDeletedAlert(const lt::torrent_deleted_alert *alert)
 {
 #ifdef QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2
-    const auto id = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hashes);
+    const auto torrentID = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hashes);
 #else
-    const auto id = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hash);
+    const auto torrentID = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hash);
 #endif
-
+    handleRemovedTorrent(torrentID);
-    const auto removingTorrentDataIter = m_removingTorrents.find(id);
-    if (removingTorrentDataIter == m_removingTorrents.end())
-        return;
-
-    // torrent_deleted_alert can also be posted due to deletion of partfile. Ignore it in such a case.
-    if (removingTorrentDataIter->deleteOption == DeleteTorrent)
-        return;
-
-    Utils::Fs::smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(removingTorrentDataIter->pathToRemove);
-    LogMsg(tr("Removed torrent and deleted its content. Torrent: \"%1\"").arg(removingTorrentDataIter->name));
-    m_removingTorrents.erase(removingTorrentDataIter);
 }
 
 void SessionImpl::handleTorrentDeleteFailedAlert(const lt::torrent_delete_failed_alert *alert)
 {
 #ifdef QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2
-    const auto id = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hashes);
+    const auto torrentID = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hashes);
 #else
-    const auto id = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hash);
+    const auto torrentID = TorrentID::fromInfoHash(alert->info_hash);
 #endif
-
+    const auto errorMessage = alert->error ? QString::fromLocal8Bit(alert->error.message().c_str()) : QString();
-    const auto removingTorrentDataIter = m_removingTorrents.find(id);
+    handleRemovedTorrent(torrentID, errorMessage);
-    if (removingTorrentDataIter == m_removingTorrents.end())
-        return;
-
-    if (alert->error)
-    {
-        // libtorrent won't delete the directory if it contains files not listed in the torrent,
-        // so we remove the directory ourselves
-        Utils::Fs::smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(removingTorrentDataIter->pathToRemove);
-
-        LogMsg(tr("Removed torrent but failed to delete its content and/or partfile. Torrent: \"%1\". Error: \"%2\"")
-                .arg(removingTorrentDataIter->name, QString::fromLocal8Bit(alert->error.message().c_str()))
-            , Log::WARNING);
-    }
-    else // torrent without metadata, hence no files on disk
-    {
-        LogMsg(tr("Removed torrent. Torrent: \"%1\"").arg(removingTorrentDataIter->name));
-    }
-
-    m_removingTorrents.erase(removingTorrentDataIter);
 }
 
 void SessionImpl::handleTorrentNeedCertAlert(const lt::torrent_need_cert_alert *alert)
@@ -6169,7 +6161,7 @@ void SessionImpl::handleTorrentConflictAlert(const lt::torrent_conflict_alert *a
     if (torrent2)
     {
         if (torrent1)
-            deleteTorrent(torrentIDv1);
+            removeTorrent(torrentIDv1);
         else
             cancelDownloadMetadata(torrentIDv1);
 
@@ -6278,3 +6270,29 @@ void SessionImpl::updateTrackerEntryStatuses(lt::torrent_handle torrentHandle, Q
         }
     });
 }
+
+void SessionImpl::handleRemovedTorrent(const TorrentID &torrentID, const QString &partfileRemoveError)
+{
+    const auto removingTorrentDataIter = m_removingTorrents.find(torrentID);
+    if (removingTorrentDataIter == m_removingTorrents.end())
+        return;
+
+    if (!partfileRemoveError.isEmpty())
+    {
+        LogMsg(tr("Failed to remove partfile. Torrent: \"%1\". Reason: \"%2\".")
+               .arg(removingTorrentDataIter->name, partfileRemoveError)
+               , Log::WARNING);
+    }
+
+    if ((removingTorrentDataIter->removeOption == TorrentRemoveOption::RemoveContent)
+            && !removingTorrentDataIter->contentStoragePath.isEmpty())
+    {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_torrentContentRemover, [this, jobData = *removingTorrentDataIter]
+        {
+            m_torrentContentRemover->performJob(jobData.name, jobData.contentStoragePath
+                    , jobData.fileNames, m_torrentContentRemoveOption);
+        });
+    }
+
+    m_removingTorrents.erase(removingTorrentDataIter);
+}

src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
     class InfoHash;
     class ResumeDataStorage;
     class Torrent;
+    class TorrentContentRemover;
     class TorrentDescriptor;
     class TorrentImpl;
     class Tracker;
@@ -411,6 +412,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void setMergeTrackersEnabled(bool enabled) override;
         bool isStartPaused() const override;
         void setStartPaused(bool value) override;
+        TorrentContentRemoveOption torrentContentRemoveOption() const override;
+        void setTorrentContentRemoveOption(TorrentContentRemoveOption option) override;
 
         bool isRestored() const override;
 
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
 
         bool isKnownTorrent(const InfoHash &infoHash) const override;
         bool addTorrent(const TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr, const AddTorrentParams &params = {}) override;
-        bool deleteTorrent(const TorrentID &id, DeleteOption deleteOption = DeleteTorrent) override;
+        bool removeTorrent(const TorrentID &id, TorrentRemoveOption deleteOption = TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent) override;
         bool downloadMetadata(const TorrentDescriptor &torrentDescr) override;
         bool cancelDownloadMetadata(const TorrentID &id) override;
 
@@ -491,6 +494,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void handleIPFilterParsed(int ruleCount);
         void handleIPFilterError();
         void fileSearchFinished(const TorrentID &id, const Path &savePath, const PathList &fileNames);
+        void torrentContentRemovingFinished(const QString &torrentName, const QString &errorMessage);
 
     private:
         struct ResumeSessionContext;
@@ -506,8 +510,9 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         struct RemovingTorrentData
         {
             QString name;
-            Path pathToRemove;
+            Path contentStoragePath;
-            DeleteOption deleteOption {};
+            PathList fileNames;
+            TorrentRemoveOption removeOption {};
         };
 
         explicit SessionImpl(QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -599,6 +604,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
 
         void updateTrackerEntryStatuses(lt::torrent_handle torrentHandle, QHash<std::string, QHash<lt::tcp::endpoint, QMap<int, int>>> updatedTrackers);
 
+        void handleRemovedTorrent(const TorrentID &torrentID, const QString &partfileRemoveError = {});
+
         CachedSettingValue<QString> m_DHTBootstrapNodes;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isDHTEnabled;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isLSDEnabled;
@@ -723,6 +730,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_I2POutboundQuantity;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_I2PInboundLength;
         CachedSettingValue<int> m_I2POutboundLength;
+        CachedSettingValue<TorrentContentRemoveOption> m_torrentContentRemoveOption;
         SettingValue<bool> m_startPaused;
 
         lt::session *m_nativeSession = nullptr;
@@ -765,6 +773,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         QThreadPool *m_asyncWorker = nullptr;
         ResumeDataStorage *m_resumeDataStorage = nullptr;
         FileSearcher *m_fileSearcher = nullptr;
+        TorrentContentRemover *m_torrentContentRemover = nullptr;
 
         QHash<TorrentID, lt::torrent_handle> m_downloadedMetadata;
 

src/base/bittorrent/torrent.h

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         virtual void setShareLimitAction(ShareLimitAction action) = 0;
 
         virtual PathList filePaths() const = 0;
+        virtual PathList actualFilePaths() const = 0;
 
         virtual TorrentInfo info() const = 0;
         virtual bool isFinished() const = 0;

src/base/bittorrent/torrentcontentremoveoption.h

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QMetaEnum>
+
+namespace BitTorrent
+{
+    // Using `Q_ENUM_NS()` without a wrapper namespace in our case is not advised
+    // since `Q_NAMESPACE` cannot be used when the same namespace resides at different files.
+    // https://www.kdab.com/new-qt-5-8-meta-object-support-namespaces/#comment-143779
+    inline namespace TorrentContentRemoveOptionNS
+    {
+        Q_NAMESPACE
+
+        enum class TorrentContentRemoveOption
+        {
+            Delete,
+            MoveToTrash
+        };
+
+        Q_ENUM_NS(TorrentContentRemoveOption)
+    }
+}

src/base/bittorrent/torrentcontentremover.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ */
+
+#include "torrentcontentremover.h"
+
+#include "base/utils/fs.h"
+
+void BitTorrent::TorrentContentRemover::performJob(const QString &torrentName, const Path &basePath
+        , const PathList &fileNames, const TorrentContentRemoveOption option)
+{
+    QString errorMessage;
+
+    if (!fileNames.isEmpty())
+    {
+        const auto removeFileFn = [&option](const Path &filePath)
+        {
+            return ((option == TorrentContentRemoveOption::MoveToTrash)
+                    ? Utils::Fs::moveFileToTrash : Utils::Fs::removeFile)(filePath);
+        };
+
+        for (const Path &fileName : fileNames)
+        {
+            if (const auto result = removeFileFn(basePath / fileName)
+                    ; !result && errorMessage.isEmpty())
+            {
+                errorMessage = result.error();
+            }
+        }
+
+        const Path rootPath = Path::findRootFolder(fileNames);
+        if (!rootPath.isEmpty())
+            Utils::Fs::smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(basePath / rootPath);
+    }
+
+    emit jobFinished(torrentName, errorMessage);
+}

src/base/bittorrent/torrentcontentremover.h

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give permission to
+ * link this program with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with
+ * modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library),
+ * and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public
+ * License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL".  If you
+ * modify file(s), you may extend this exception to your version of the file(s),
+ * but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+ * exception statement from your version.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include "base/path.h"
+#include "torrentcontentremoveoption.h"
+
+namespace BitTorrent
+{
+    class TorrentContentRemover final : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+        Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(TorrentContentRemover)
+
+    public:
+        using QObject::QObject;
+
+    public slots:
+        void performJob(const QString &torrentName, const Path &basePath
+                , const PathList &fileNames, TorrentContentRemoveOption option);
+
+    signals:
+        void jobFinished(const QString &torrentName, const QString &errorMessage);
+    };
+}

src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.cpp

@@ -986,6 +986,21 @@ PathList TorrentImpl::filePaths() const
     return m_filePaths;
 }
 
+PathList TorrentImpl::actualFilePaths() const
+{
+    if (!hasMetadata())
+        return {};
+
+    PathList paths;
+    paths.reserve(filesCount());
+
+    const lt::file_storage files = nativeTorrentInfo()->files();
+    for (const lt::file_index_t &nativeIndex : asConst(m_torrentInfo.nativeIndexes()))
+        paths.emplaceBack(files.file_path(nativeIndex));
+
+    return paths;
+}
+
 QVector<DownloadPriority> TorrentImpl::filePriorities() const
 {
     return m_filePriorities;

src/base/bittorrent/torrentimpl.h

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         Path actualFilePath(int index) const override;
         qlonglong fileSize(int index) const override;
         PathList filePaths() const override;
+        PathList actualFilePaths() const override;
         QVector<DownloadPriority> filePriorities() const override;
 
         TorrentInfo info() const override;

src/base/preferences.cpp

@@ -134,17 +134,17 @@ void Preferences::setCustomUIThemePath(const Path &path)
     setValue(u"Preferences/General/CustomUIThemePath"_s, path);
 }
 
-bool Preferences::deleteTorrentFilesAsDefault() const
+bool Preferences::removeTorrentContent() const
 {
     return value(u"Preferences/General/DeleteTorrentsFilesAsDefault"_s, false);
 }
 
-void Preferences::setDeleteTorrentFilesAsDefault(const bool del)
+void Preferences::setRemoveTorrentContent(const bool remove)
 {
-    if (del == deleteTorrentFilesAsDefault())
+    if (remove == removeTorrentContent())
         return;
 
-    setValue(u"Preferences/General/DeleteTorrentsFilesAsDefault"_s, del);
+    setValue(u"Preferences/General/DeleteTorrentsFilesAsDefault"_s, remove);
 }
 
 bool Preferences::confirmOnExit() const

src/base/preferences.h

@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ public:
     void setUseCustomUITheme(bool use);
     Path customUIThemePath() const;
     void setCustomUIThemePath(const Path &path);
-    bool deleteTorrentFilesAsDefault() const;
+    bool removeTorrentContent() const;
-    void setDeleteTorrentFilesAsDefault(bool del);
+    void setRemoveTorrentContent(bool remove);
     bool confirmOnExit() const;
     void setConfirmOnExit(bool confirm);
     bool speedInTitleBar() const;

src/base/utils/fs.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
- * Copyright (C) 2022  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
  * Copyright (C) 2012  Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "fs.h"
 
-#include <cerrno>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -311,20 +310,42 @@ bool Utils::Fs::renameFile(const Path &from, const Path &to)
  *
  * This function will try to fix the file permissions before removing it.
  */
-bool Utils::Fs::removeFile(const Path &path)
+nonstd::expected<void, QString> Utils::Fs::removeFile(const Path &path)
 {
-    if (QFile::remove(path.data()))
-        return true;
-
     QFile file {path.data()};
+    if (file.remove())
+        return {};
+
     if (!file.exists())
-        return true;
+        return {};
 
     // Make sure we have read/write permissions
     file.setPermissions(file.permissions() | QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner | QFile::ReadUser | QFile::WriteUser);
-    return file.remove();
+    if (file.remove())
+        return {};
+
+    return nonstd::make_unexpected(file.errorString());
 }
 
+nonstd::expected<void, QString> Utils::Fs::moveFileToTrash(const Path &path)
+{
+    QFile file {path.data()};
+    if (file.moveToTrash())
+        return {};
+
+    if (!file.exists())
+        return {};
+
+    // Make sure we have read/write permissions
+    file.setPermissions(file.permissions() | QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner | QFile::ReadUser | QFile::WriteUser);
+    if (file.moveToTrash())
+        return {};
+
+    const QString errorMessage = file.errorString();
+    return nonstd::make_unexpected(!errorMessage.isEmpty() ? errorMessage : QCoreApplication::translate("fs", "Unknown error"));
+}
+
+
 bool Utils::Fs::isReadable(const Path &path)
 {
     return QFileInfo(path.data()).isReadable();

src/base/utils/fs.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
- * Copyright (C) 2022  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
  * Copyright (C) 2012  Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <QString>
 
+#include "base/3rdparty/expected.hpp"
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/pathfwd.h"
 
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ namespace Utils::Fs
 
     bool copyFile(const Path &from, const Path &to);
     bool renameFile(const Path &from, const Path &to);
-    bool removeFile(const Path &path);
+    nonstd::expected<void, QString> removeFile(const Path &path);
+    nonstd::expected<void, QString> moveFileToTrash(const Path &path);
     bool mkdir(const Path &dirPath);
     bool mkpath(const Path &dirPath);
     bool rmdir(const Path &dirPath);

src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace
         // qBittorrent section
         QBITTORRENT_HEADER,
         RESUME_DATA_STORAGE,
+        TORRENT_CONTENT_REMOVE_OPTION,
 #if defined(QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
         MEMORY_WORKING_SET_LIMIT,
 #endif
@@ -364,6 +365,8 @@ void AdvancedSettings::saveAdvancedSettings() const
     session->setI2PInboundLength(m_spinBoxI2PInboundLength.value());
     session->setI2POutboundLength(m_spinBoxI2POutboundLength.value());
 #endif
+
+    session->setTorrentContentRemoveOption(m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption.currentData().value<BitTorrent::TorrentContentRemoveOption>());
 }
 
 #ifndef QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2
@@ -472,6 +475,11 @@ void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
     m_comboBoxResumeDataStorage.setCurrentIndex(m_comboBoxResumeDataStorage.findData(QVariant::fromValue(session->resumeDataStorageType())));
     addRow(RESUME_DATA_STORAGE, tr("Resume data storage type (requires restart)"), &m_comboBoxResumeDataStorage);
 
+    m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption.addItem(tr("Delete files permanently"), QVariant::fromValue(BitTorrent::TorrentContentRemoveOption::Delete));
+    m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption.addItem(tr("Move files to trash (if possible)"), QVariant::fromValue(BitTorrent::TorrentContentRemoveOption::MoveToTrash));
+    m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption.setCurrentIndex(m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption.findData(QVariant::fromValue(session->torrentContentRemoveOption())));
+    addRow(TORRENT_CONTENT_REMOVE_OPTION, tr("Torrent content removing mode"), &m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption);
+
 #if defined(QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
     // Physical memory (RAM) usage limit
     m_spinBoxMemoryWorkingSetLimit.setMinimum(1);

src/gui/advancedsettings.h

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
               m_checkBoxMultiConnectionsPerIp, m_checkBoxValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate, m_checkBoxSSRFMitigation, m_checkBoxBlockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts, m_checkBoxPieceExtentAffinity,
               m_checkBoxSuggestMode, m_checkBoxSpeedWidgetEnabled, m_checkBoxIDNSupport, m_checkBoxConfirmRemoveTrackerFromAllTorrents, m_checkBoxStartSessionPaused;
     QComboBox m_comboBoxInterface, m_comboBoxInterfaceAddress, m_comboBoxDiskIOReadMode, m_comboBoxDiskIOWriteMode, m_comboBoxUtpMixedMode, m_comboBoxChokingAlgorithm,
-              m_comboBoxSeedChokingAlgorithm, m_comboBoxResumeDataStorage;
+              m_comboBoxSeedChokingAlgorithm, m_comboBoxResumeDataStorage, m_comboBoxTorrentContentRemoveOption;
     QLineEdit m_lineEditAppInstanceName, m_pythonExecutablePath, m_lineEditAnnounceIP, m_lineEditDHTBootstrapNodes;
 
 #ifndef QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2

src/gui/deletionconfirmationdialog.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
  * Copyright (C) 2006  Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <QPushButton>
 
+#include "base/bittorrent/session.h"
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/preferences.h"
 #include "uithememanager.h"
@@ -53,8 +55,8 @@ DeletionConfirmationDialog::DeletionConfirmationDialog(QWidget *parent, const in
     m_ui->rememberBtn->setIcon(UIThemeManager::instance()->getIcon(u"object-locked"_s));
     m_ui->rememberBtn->setIconSize(Utils::Gui::mediumIconSize());
 
-    m_ui->checkPermDelete->setChecked(defaultDeleteFiles || Preferences::instance()->deleteTorrentFilesAsDefault());
+    m_ui->checkRemoveContent->setChecked(defaultDeleteFiles || Preferences::instance()->removeTorrentContent());
-    connect(m_ui->checkPermDelete, &QCheckBox::clicked, this, &DeletionConfirmationDialog::updateRememberButtonState);
+    connect(m_ui->checkRemoveContent, &QCheckBox::clicked, this, &DeletionConfirmationDialog::updateRememberButtonState);
     m_ui->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setText(tr("Remove"));
     m_ui->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel)->setFocus();
 
@@ -67,18 +69,18 @@ DeletionConfirmationDialog::~DeletionConfirmationDialog()
     delete m_ui;
 }
 
-bool DeletionConfirmationDialog::isDeleteFileSelected() const
+bool DeletionConfirmationDialog::isRemoveContentSelected() const
 {
-    return m_ui->checkPermDelete->isChecked();
+    return m_ui->checkRemoveContent->isChecked();
 }
 
 void DeletionConfirmationDialog::updateRememberButtonState()
 {
-    m_ui->rememberBtn->setEnabled(m_ui->checkPermDelete->isChecked() != Preferences::instance()->deleteTorrentFilesAsDefault());
+    m_ui->rememberBtn->setEnabled(m_ui->checkRemoveContent->isChecked() != Preferences::instance()->removeTorrentContent());
 }
 
 void DeletionConfirmationDialog::on_rememberBtn_clicked()
 {
-    Preferences::instance()->setDeleteTorrentFilesAsDefault(m_ui->checkPermDelete->isChecked());
+    Preferences::instance()->setRemoveTorrentContent(m_ui->checkRemoveContent->isChecked());
     m_ui->rememberBtn->setEnabled(false);
 }

src/gui/deletionconfirmationdialog.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
+ * Copyright (C) 2024  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
  * Copyright (C) 2006  Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -37,16 +38,16 @@ namespace Ui
     class DeletionConfirmationDialog;
 }
 
-class DeletionConfirmationDialog : public QDialog
+class DeletionConfirmationDialog final : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(DeletionConfirmationDialog)
 
 public:
     DeletionConfirmationDialog(QWidget *parent, int size, const QString &name, bool defaultDeleteFiles);
-    ~DeletionConfirmationDialog();
+    ~DeletionConfirmationDialog() override;
 
-    bool isDeleteFileSelected() const;
+    bool isRemoveContentSelected() const;
 
 private slots:
     void updateRememberButtonState();

src/gui/deletionconfirmationdialog.ui

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkPermDelete">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkRemoveContent">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         </font>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Also permanently delete the files</string>
+        <string>Also remove the content files</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>

src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp

@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ namespace
     void removeTorrents(const QVector<BitTorrent::Torrent *> &torrents, const bool isDeleteFileSelected)
     {
         auto *session = BitTorrent::Session::instance();
-        const DeleteOption deleteOption = isDeleteFileSelected ? DeleteTorrentAndFiles : DeleteTorrent;
+        const BitTorrent::TorrentRemoveOption removeOption = isDeleteFileSelected
+                ? BitTorrent::TorrentRemoveOption::RemoveContent : BitTorrent::TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent;
         for (const BitTorrent::Torrent *torrent : torrents)
-            session->deleteTorrent(torrent->id(), deleteOption);
+            session->removeTorrent(torrent->id(), removeOption);
     }
 }
 
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::deleteSelectedTorrents(const bool deleteLocalFiles)
         {
             // Some torrents might be removed when waiting for user input, so refetch the torrent list
             // NOTE: this will only work when dialog is modal
-            removeTorrents(getSelectedTorrents(), dialog->isDeleteFileSelected());
+            removeTorrents(getSelectedTorrents(), dialog->isRemoveContentSelected());
         });
         dialog->open();
     }
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::deleteVisibleTorrents()
         {
             // Some torrents might be removed when waiting for user input, so refetch the torrent list
             // NOTE: this will only work when dialog is modal
-            removeTorrents(getVisibleTorrents(), dialog->isDeleteFileSelected());
+            removeTorrents(getVisibleTorrents(), dialog->isRemoveContentSelected());
         });
         dialog->open();
     }

src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void AppController::preferencesAction()
     data[u"file_log_age"_s] = app()->fileLoggerAge();
     data[u"file_log_age_type"_s] = app()->fileLoggerAgeType();
     // Delete torrent contents files on torrent removal
-    data[u"delete_torrent_content_files"_s] = pref->deleteTorrentFilesAsDefault();
+    data[u"delete_torrent_content_files"_s] = pref->removeTorrentContent();
 
     // Downloads
     // When adding a torrent
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ void AppController::preferencesAction()
     // qBitorrent preferences
     // Resume data storage type
     data[u"resume_data_storage_type"_s] = Utils::String::fromEnum(session->resumeDataStorageType());
+    // Torrent content removing mode
+    data[u"torrent_content_remove_option"_s] = Utils::String::fromEnum(session->torrentContentRemoveOption());
     // Physical memory (RAM) usage limit
     data[u"memory_working_set_limit"_s] = app()->memoryWorkingSetLimit();
     // Current network interface
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ void AppController::setPreferencesAction()
         app()->setFileLoggerAgeType(it.value().toInt());
     // Delete torrent content files on torrent removal
     if (hasKey(u"delete_torrent_content_files"_s))
-        pref->setDeleteTorrentFilesAsDefault(it.value().toBool());
+        pref->setRemoveTorrentContent(it.value().toBool());
 
     // Downloads
     // When adding a torrent
@@ -931,6 +933,9 @@ void AppController::setPreferencesAction()
     // Resume data storage type
     if (hasKey(u"resume_data_storage_type"_s))
         session->setResumeDataStorageType(Utils::String::toEnum(it.value().toString(), BitTorrent::ResumeDataStorageType::Legacy));
+    // Torrent content removing mode
+    if (hasKey(u"torrent_content_remove_option"_s))
+        session->setTorrentContentRemoveOption(Utils::String::toEnum(it.value().toString(), BitTorrent::TorrentContentRemoveOption::MoveToTrash));
     // Physical memory (RAM) usage limit
     if (hasKey(u"memory_working_set_limit"_s))
         app()->setMemoryWorkingSetLimit(it.value().toInt());

src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp

@@ -1096,11 +1096,11 @@ void TorrentsController::deleteAction()
     requireParams({u"hashes"_s, u"deleteFiles"_s});
 
     const QStringList hashes {params()[u"hashes"_s].split(u'|')};
-    const DeleteOption deleteOption = parseBool(params()[u"deleteFiles"_s]).value_or(false)
+    const BitTorrent::TorrentRemoveOption deleteOption = parseBool(params()[u"deleteFiles"_s]).value_or(false)
-            ? DeleteTorrentAndFiles : DeleteTorrent;
+            ? BitTorrent::TorrentRemoveOption::RemoveContent : BitTorrent::TorrentRemoveOption::KeepContent;
     applyToTorrents(hashes, [deleteOption](const BitTorrent::Torrent *torrent)
     {
-        BitTorrent::Session::instance()->deleteTorrent(torrent->id(), deleteOption);
+        BitTorrent::Session::instance()->removeTorrent(torrent->id(), deleteOption);
     });
 }
 

src/webui/www/private/confirmdeletion.html

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;QBT_TR(Are you sure you want to remove the selected torrents from the transfer list?)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=HttpServer]</p>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button id="rememberBtn" type="button" title="Remember choice" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 6px;">
     </button>
-    <input type="checkbox" id="deleteFromDiskCB" /> <label for="deleteFromDiskCB"><i>QBT_TR(Also permanently delete the files)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=confirmDeletionDlg]</i></label><br /><br />
+    <input type="checkbox" id="deleteFromDiskCB" /> <label for="deleteFromDiskCB"><i>QBT_TR(Also remove the content files)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=confirmDeletionDlg]</i></label><br /><br />
     <div style="text-align: right;">
         <input type="button" id="cancelBtn" value="QBT_TR(Cancel)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="button" id="confirmBtn" value="QBT_TR(Remove)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" />&nbsp;&nbsp;
     </div>

src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html

@@ -997,6 +997,17 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr id="rowMemoryWorkingSetLimit">
+                <td>
+                    <label for="torrentContentRemoveOption">QBT_TR(Torrent content removing mode:)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+                </td>
+                <td>
+                    <select id="torrentContentRemoveOption" style="width: 15em;">
+                        <option value="Delete">QBT_TR(Delete files permanently)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                        <option value="MoveToTrash">QBT_TR(Move files to trash (if possible))QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                    </select>
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
                 <td>
                     <label for="memoryWorkingSetLimit">QBT_TR(Physical memory (RAM) usage limit:)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]&nbsp;<a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_set" target="_blank">(?)</a></label>
                 </td>
@@ -2318,6 +2329,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                     // Advanced settings
                     // qBittorrent section
                     $("resumeDataStorageType").setProperty("value", pref.resume_data_storage_type);
+                    $("torrentContentRemoveOption").setProperty("value", pref.torrent_content_remove_option);
                     $("memoryWorkingSetLimit").setProperty("value", pref.memory_working_set_limit);
                     updateNetworkInterfaces(pref.current_network_interface, pref.current_interface_name);
                     updateInterfaceAddresses(pref.current_network_interface, pref.current_interface_address);
@@ -2764,6 +2776,7 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
             // Update advanced settings
             // qBittorrent section
             settings["resume_data_storage_type"] = $("resumeDataStorageType").getProperty("value");
+            settings["torrent_content_remove_option"] = $("torrentContentRemoveOption").getProperty("value");
             settings["memory_working_set_limit"] = Number($("memoryWorkingSetLimit").getProperty("value"));
             settings["current_network_interface"] = $("networkInterface").getProperty("value");
             settings["current_interface_address"] = $("optionalIPAddressToBind").getProperty("value");