setup on mac

[hoodoo2024]

Hi,
My windows server died so I got a MacMini instead and so far it works all really well. The only thing I have not been able to set up (and maybe it is not possible) is the following.

On windows, when I downloaded a .torrent file, it would immediately open the add torrent dialog in QBittorrent so I could configure the download location (different for every file).
I have not figured out how to do this on Mac. When I download a .torrent file I need to manually click it to open qbittorrent.
I tried the watched folder feature but that just adds the torrent to the list which is not what I want (since I need to configure the location first). I want the add torrent dialog to open instead where I can easier configure this. Maybe that is not possible on the mac?
The second issue is. .torrent files are download to /downloads (default location). I set up qbittorrent to copy the torrent to a subfolder called /torrent files but what i really wanted was to copy the .torrent to the torrent files folder after successful download and delete the one in downloads so I should never see a torrent file there unless there was an issue.

Any way to do this?

thanks

[Peter]

Open with: I think the instant open thing depends on your browser. So check your browser first or you can also just switch browsers (like Firefox, if you used Firefox on Windows).

Second issue: I don't think you are able to remove the original file. I think this behavior was only possible on very, very old Internet Explorer browsers and very old Windows versions (like Windows XP). It would keep the file in %TEMP% (and often leave it there too), and this behavior would cause a lot of issues because the file would be removed after first opening it, but apps would often try opening it again but fail because the file did not exist anymore. It was messy.

Normally on Windows you just use your Downloads folder as a "dumping ground" and just clear it out every once in a while.

[johnny jackhammer]

On windows, when I downloaded a .torrent file, it would immediately open the add torrent dialog in QBittorrent so I could configure the download location (different for every file).

I think that's a bug on macOS. In Preferences > Downloads at the very top there is a checkbox for Display torrent content and some options and Bring torrent dialog to the front. I would think that should apply whether a user is clicking on a magnet link, adding a torrent using a .torrent file or adding a torrent from search or the RSS feed. So, it might be worth raising this as an issue.

The second issue is. .torrent files are download to /downloads (default location). I set up qbittorrent to copy the torrent to a subfolder called /torrent files but what i really wanted was to copy the .torrent to the torrent files folder after successful download and delete the one in downloads so I should never see a torrent file there unless there was an issue.
I have tried both FireFox and Safari and the behavior is the same. If you add your torrent in a paused state you can right-click on the torrent and select "torrent options" to choose additional settings for that torrent.

When I download a .torrent file into my watched folder it is added automatically and then it is deleted. I have my watched folder set to ~/Downloads or /Users/john/Downloads.
I also have set:
Copy .torrent files to:
Copy .torrent files for finished downloads to:
To a different location on /Volume/SeedDrive/...