Im also using ecryptfs. I tried to reproduce it in the same way like you did it now, but it works fine for me. The default directory remains ~/torrents/ . I am also on Ubuntu 12.04 using transmission version 2.51.
What is the output of your transmission-gtk --version ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to transmission in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1130442 Title: Starting a new torrent saves files in folder of previous torrent. Status in “transmission” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After starting a torrent that contains a folder, any subsequently started torrent downloads are saved within this folder. (Edit -> Preferences -> Downloading -> Location -> 'Save to location' is also updated to this new folder) This leads to infinitely nested downloads. Eg: └── Download1 ├── Download1.avi ├── sample.avi ├── Download2 │ ├── Download3 │ │ ├── Download3.avi │ │ ├── Download3.jpg │ │ └── Download3.txt │ ├── Download2.mp4 │ ├── Download2.jpg │ └── Download2.txt └── Download1.txt This bug has been hanging around for a long time. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: transmission-gtk 2.51-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-37.58-generic 3.2.35 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 20 00:01:30 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/transmission-gtk InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: transmission UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) XsessionErrors: (compiz:2200): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_client_add_dir: assertion `gconf_valid_key (dirname, NULL)' failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/+bug/1130442/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp