CRC Checking does not complete ever

[The-Beaver]

qBittorrent & operating system versions

qBittorrent: 5.0.3 64 bit
OS: Windows 11

What is the problem?

For the past 5 years, at least since before covid, when you attempt to do a file check with qBittorrent it never completes and exhibits extremely strange behavior (percentages going over 100% etc). It will never complete no matter how many times you hit start or recheck.

Steps to reproduce

1. have a file with multiple crc errors
2. attempt to do a recheck with qBittorrent

Additional context

This occured in windows 10 and continues to happen on a fresh install of windows 11.

Other torrent apps (at least one) is able to complete the check on the file without issue, every time.

Log(s) & preferences file(s)

not wise enough (yet) to know what could be sensitive within these files so I will not be posting them. If someone would like to help me do that feel free to reach out, thank you!

[The-Beaver]

not sure if it would be appropriate to name the other torrent client but I'd be happy to if it is.

[glassez]

@The-Beaver
I'm afraid that in order to try to figure out what the problem is, someone needs the same source data for testing, i.e. the files in question and the saved state of the corresponding torrent.

[xavier2k6]

Reference: https://forum.qbittorrent.org/viewtopic.php?t=12091

I've got an old drive I refuse to stop using

Is there something wrong with this drive?? Can you please provide a screenshot from latest CrystalDiskInfo?

[Balls0fSteel]

• Check your filesystem/drive with chkdsk.
• As xavier said, check CrystalDiskInfo, it might be already kind of dead.
• Weird antivirus software can also remove files, mess with io, lock files, etc. Please share the name of your AV product.