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The System Cannot Find The Path Specified uTorrent: Fix
Learn to solve this error in a few minutes
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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uTorrent is one of the most popular applications for downloading torrents onWindows 10.
Despite its massive popularity, many users complained about the“System cannot find path”error messagewhile using uTorrent.
How can I fix the System cannot find the path specified uTorrent error?
1. Make sure that the file path is less than 256 characters
Windows has a limitation for file paths of 256 characters, and if you exceed this limit you’ll usually get a“System cannot find path”error. To fix this problem, be sure that a file name and download location of your torrent don’t exceed 256 characters. Bear in mind that file path includes both the location of the download folder and the name of the torrent file, so be sure that path doesn’t exceed 256 character limit.
If you’re having this problem, we suggest that you download your torrents to a root directory on yourhard drivesuch as D: for example, or use shorter names for torrent files.
2. Check for space or dot characters
SometimesuTorrentcan change the download path of your torrents by adding a dot or an empty space. Usually the dot character will be added at the beginning or at the end of a folder or a torrent file thus making it unreadable. To fix this error be sure that the path to your torrent file doesn’t contain any dots before or after the folder or file name.
Sometimes space character can be added at the end of the destination folder as well, so be sure to check the file path for any unexpected space characters.
3. Delete the torrent file and all files associated with it
Sometimes in order to fix“System cannot find path”error onuTorrentyou have to delete all files associated with that torrent. After deleting all the files, be sure to download the same torrent again and check if the problem is fixed. According to users, this error occurs due to incorrectly downloaded torrent file, so deleting the torrent and downloading it again usually fixes this issue.
4. Restart uTorrent
Sometimes the simplest solution is usually the best, and users reported that they managed to fix“System cannot find path”error on uTorrent simply by turning off the application and staring it again. This might not be the permanent solution, but it’s worth checking out.
5. Make sure that the destination folder isn’t set to Read-only
If your destination folder is set to Read-only you won’t be able to make any changes and create any new files in it, so we strongly suggest that you check the folder’s properties. To do that, do the following:
6. Manually set the download path
According to users, you can easily fix this problem by setting the download location for each individual torrent. To do that follow these simple steps:
Alternatively, you can just set a global download folder for all torrents by following these steps:
7. Revert to the older version
Few users reported that this issue only occurs in the latest version of uTorrent, and according to them, after switching to the older version the issue was permanently fixed. This is one of the simplest solutions, so be sure to try it first.
8. Check for drive letter changes
According to users, sometimes the drive letter can change in the destination path in uTorrent so before starting the download be sure to double check it. If the letter is changed to nonexistent drive letter you won’t be able to store your torrent to that location.
“System cannot find path”error messageinuTorrentcan be quite frustrating, but as you can see this problem can be easily fixed by using one of our solutions.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
