Malinki Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hi, I just installed Bittorrent on a new laptop. No matter how many times I try, it simply won't let me change the destination folder. Here's the process I'm following: Preferences > Directories > check 'put new downloads in' > hit the browse button > find the folder I want > click 'select folder' > click 'OK'. Do the same with 'move completed downloads to'. It's worth pointing out that after I select the folder and it goes back to the main dialog box, the field where the folder address should be is blank, and the 'apply' button is still greyed out, as if I haven't made any changes. I'm using Windows 8. I simply can't figure out what I'm doing wrong and it's driving me crazy. Please help! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Before, during and after screenshots please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinki Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 In directories, check 'put new downloads in' and click to browse: Choose the folder where I want downloads saved: Click 'select folder': As you can see, the 'apply' button is still greyed out, and the destination field is empty. All I can do is click 'OK'. When I then download something new, it doesn't go into the folder I selected. Hope that helps. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Try without using a library as a location yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinki Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Yes, this is the workaround I'm using at the moment - downloading everything to a folder on my desktop then moving it manually. However, this doesn't explain why it won't save to where I want it to. There was no problem when I was using the last version of Bittorrent on my old laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 And was your old laptop running windows 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinki Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Nope, Windows 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Then it's actually a property of windows 8's handling of libraries rather than windows 7. Try navigating to one of the actual folders instead of the library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinki Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Brilliant, I created a subfolder and that seems to have worked. Don't know why I didn't think of that before. Strange and kind of annoying, anyway. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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