Thursday September 26th 2019 - qBittorrent v4.1.8 and v4.2.0alpha2_20190923_918ccefdc4a release

qBittorrent v4.1.8 and v4.2.0alpha2_20190923_918ccefdc4a release were released.
For Windows only the 64-bit build is available for the alpha release. Changes included in the stable series aren't mentioned below.
After about ~2 weeks another release of the v4.2.x series will be made. Stay tuned to download and test. But remember to read the News section before testing. Known incompatibilities will be mentioned.

Changes in v4.1.8:

  • BUGFIX: Fix filename validation on non-Windows OS (Chocobo1)
  • BUGFIX: ScanFolders/FileSystemWatcher now detect magnet files with case insensitivity in filename (Chocobo1)
  • BUGFIX: Fix failed seeding after creating a torrent and auto-adding it to the session (Chocobo1)

Changes in v4.2.0alpha2_20190923_918ccefdc4a after the previous alpha:

  • FEATURE: Add option to align file to piece boundary when creating new torrent (Chocobo1)
  • BUGFIX: Move "Check for program updates" checkbox to the Behavior settings (Chocobo1)
  • BUGFIX: Improve error messages for URL seed (Chocobo1)
  • PERFORMANCE: Faster/efficient way of handling updates in the Transfer list (Chocobo1)
  • WEBUI: Disable port selection when "Use different port on each startup" is selected (Chocobo1)
  • WEBUI: Remove max character limit of location path (Clément Pera)
  • RSS: Allow to cancel/retry the fetching of feeds (glassez)