diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 8ccf41378..106f4c7dd 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     - FEATURE: Search results tab columns are now remembered upon startup
     - FEATURE: Added right click menu in search engine to clear completion history
     - BUGFIX: Provide more helpful explanation when an I/O error occured
+    - BUGFIX: Stop enforcing UTF-8 and use system locale instead
     - COSMETIC: Redesigned program preferences
     - COSMETIC: Updated icons set
 
diff --git a/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp b/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp
index 4f229f3f4..a7bd3ac71 100644
--- a/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp
+++ b/src/FinishedTorrents.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void FinishedTorrents::forceRecheck(){
       if(index.column() == F_NAME){
           QString hash = finishedListModel->data(finishedListModel->index(index.row(), F_HASH)).toString();
           QTorrentHandle h = BTSession->getTorrentHandle(hash);
-          qDebug("Forcing recheck for torrent %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+          qDebug("Forcing recheck for torrent %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
           h.force_recheck();
       }
   }
diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 5c4051c59..820f13136 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ void GUI::fullDiskError(QTorrentHandle& h, QString msg) const {
   }
   // Download will be paused by libtorrent. Updating GUI information accordingly
   QString hash = h.hash();
-  qDebug("Full disk error, pausing torrent %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Full disk error, pausing torrent %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
   if(h.is_seed()) {
     // In finished list
     qDebug("Automatically paused torrent was in finished list");
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ void GUI::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
   bool useTorrentAdditionDialog = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/AdditionDialog"), true).toBool();
   foreach(QString file, files) {
     file = file.trimmed().replace(QString::fromUtf8("file://"), QString::fromUtf8(""), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-    qDebug("Dropped file %s on download list", file.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("Dropped file %s on download list", file.toLocal8Bit().data());
     if(file.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("http://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("ftp://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("https://"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
       BTSession->downloadFromUrl(file);
       continue;
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void GUI::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
 // Decode if we accept drag 'n drop or not
 void GUI::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event) {
   foreach(const QString &mime, event->mimeData()->formats()){
-    qDebug("mimeData: %s", mime.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("mimeData: %s", mime.toLocal8Bit().data());
   }
   if (event->mimeData()->hasFormat(QString::fromUtf8("text/plain")) || event->mimeData()->hasFormat(QString::fromUtf8("text/uri-list"))) {
     event->acceptProposedAction();
@@ -1191,11 +1191,11 @@ void GUI::configureSession(bool deleteOptions) {
     // We need this for urllib in search engine plugins
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
     char proxystr[512];
-    snprintf(proxystr, 512, "http_proxy=%s", proxy_str.toUtf8().data());
+    snprintf(proxystr, 512, "http_proxy=%s", proxy_str.toLocal8Bit().data());
     putenv(proxystr);
 #else
-    qDebug("HTTP: proxy string: %s", proxy_str.toUtf8().data());
-    setenv("http_proxy", proxy_str.toUtf8().data(), 1);
+    qDebug("HTTP: proxy string: %s", proxy_str.toLocal8Bit().data());
+    setenv("http_proxy", proxy_str.toLocal8Bit().data(), 1);
 #endif
   } else {
     qDebug("Disabling search proxy");
diff --git a/src/arborescence.h b/src/arborescence.h
index f86ad2c0b..ea857ee12 100644
--- a/src/arborescence.h
+++ b/src/arborescence.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class torrent_file {
     bool removeFromFS(QString saveDir) const {
       QString full_path = saveDir + QDir::separator() + rel_path;
       if(!QFile::exists(full_path)) {
-        qDebug("%s does not exist, no need to remove it", full_path.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("%s does not exist, no need to remove it", full_path.toLocal8Bit().data());
         return true;
       }
       bool success = true;
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ class torrent_file {
         success = s && success;
       }
       if(is_dir) {
-        qDebug("trying to remove directory: %s", full_path.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("trying to remove directory: %s", full_path.toLocal8Bit().data());
         QDir dir(full_path);
         dir.rmdir(full_path);
       } else {
-        qDebug("trying to remove file: %s", full_path.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("trying to remove file: %s", full_path.toLocal8Bit().data());
         bool s = QFile::remove(full_path);
         success = s && success;
       }
diff --git a/src/bittorrent.cpp b/src/bittorrent.cpp
index 48cdb5fca..14f60681a 100644
--- a/src/bittorrent.cpp
+++ b/src/bittorrent.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ unsigned int bittorrent::getUnfinishedPausedTorrentsNb() const {
 // Delete a torrent from the session, given its hash
 // permanent = true means that the torrent will be removed from the hard-drive too
 void bittorrent::deleteTorrent(QString hash, bool permanent) {
-  qDebug("Deleting torrent with hash: %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Deleting torrent with hash: %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
   QTorrentHandle h = getTorrentHandle(hash);
   if(!h.is_valid()) {
     qDebug("/!\\ Error: Invalid handle");
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void bittorrent::loadWebSeeds(QString hash) {
   QStringList seeds_to_delete;
   QStringList existing_seeds = h.url_seeds();
   foreach(const QString &existing_seed, existing_seeds) {
-    if(!url_seeds.contains(existing_seed.toUtf8())) {
+    if(!url_seeds.contains(existing_seed.toLocal8Bit())) {
       seeds_to_delete << existing_seed;
     }
   }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ QTorrentHandle bittorrent::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   // create it if it is not
   if(! torrentBackup.exists()) {
     if(! torrentBackup.mkpath(torrentBackup.path())) {
-      std::cerr << "Couldn't create the directory: '" << torrentBackup.path().toUtf8().data() << "'\n";
+      std::cerr << "Couldn't create the directory: '" << torrentBackup.path().toLocal8Bit().data() << "'\n";
       exit(1);
     }
   }
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ QTorrentHandle bittorrent::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
     return h;
   }
   Q_ASSERT(!file.startsWith("http://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) && !file.startsWith("https://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) && !file.startsWith("ftp://", Qt::CaseInsensitive));
-  qDebug("Adding %s to download list", file.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Adding %s to download list", file.toLocal8Bit().data());
   boost::intrusive_ptr<torrent_info> t;
   try {
       // Getting torrent file informations
-      t = new torrent_info(file.toUtf8().data());
+      t = new torrent_info(file.toLocal8Bit().data());
   } catch(std::exception&) {
       if(!from_url.isNull()) {
           addConsoleMessage(tr("Unable to decode torrent file: '%1'", "e.g: Unable to decode torrent file: '/home/y/xxx.torrent'").arg(from_url), QString::fromUtf8("red"));
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ QTorrentHandle bittorrent::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
       QFileInfo fi(file);
       QString old_hash = fi.baseName();
       if(old_hash != hash){
-          qDebug("* ERROR: Strange, hash changed from %s to %s", old_hash.toUtf8().data(), hash.toUtf8().data());
+          qDebug("* ERROR: Strange, hash changed from %s to %s", old_hash.toLocal8Bit().data(), hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
       }
   }
   // Check if torrent is already in download list
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ QTorrentHandle bittorrent::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   add_torrent_params p;
   //Getting fast resume data if existing
   std::vector<char> buf;
-  qDebug("Trying to load fastresume data: %s", (torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+hash+QString(".fastresume")).toUtf8().data());
-  if (load_file((torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+hash+QString(".fastresume")).toUtf8().data(), buf) == 0) {
+  qDebug("Trying to load fastresume data: %s", (torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+hash+QString(".fastresume")).toLocal8Bit().data());
+  if (load_file((torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+hash+QString(".fastresume")).toLocal8Bit().data(), buf) == 0) {
       fastResume = true;
       p.resume_data = &buf;
       qDebug("Successfuly loaded");
@@ -447,13 +447,13 @@ QTorrentHandle bittorrent::addTorrent(QString path, bool fromScanDir, QString fr
   QFile savepath_file(misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("BT_backup")+QDir::separator()+hash+QString::fromUtf8(".savepath"));
   if(!savepath_file.exists()) {
       savepath_file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
-      savepath_file.write(savePath.toUtf8());
+      savepath_file.write(savePath.toLocal8Bit());
       savepath_file.close();
   }
   if(defaultTempPath.isEmpty()) {
-    p.save_path = savePath.toUtf8().data();
+    p.save_path = savePath.toLocal8Bit().data();
   } else {
-    p.save_path = defaultTempPath.toUtf8().data();
+    p.save_path = defaultTempPath.toLocal8Bit().data();
   }
   p.ti = t;
   // Preallocate all?
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ void bittorrent::enableLSD(bool b) {
 }
 
 void bittorrent::loadSessionState() {
-    boost::filesystem::ifstream ses_state_file((misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("ses_state")).toUtf8().data()
+    boost::filesystem::ifstream ses_state_file((misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("ses_state")).toLocal8Bit().data()
                                                , std::ios_base::binary);
     ses_state_file.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
     s->load_state(bdecode(
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ void bittorrent::loadSessionState() {
 void bittorrent::saveSessionState() {
     qDebug("Saving session state to disk...");
     entry session_state = s->state();
-    boost::filesystem::ofstream out((misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("ses_state")).toUtf8().data()
+    boost::filesystem::ofstream out((misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("ses_state")).toLocal8Bit().data()
                                     , std::ios_base::binary);
     out.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
     bencode(std::ostream_iterator<char>(out), session_state);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ bool bittorrent::enableDHT(bool b) {
       entry dht_state;
       QString dht_state_path = misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("dht_state");
       if(QFile::exists(dht_state_path)) {
-        boost::filesystem::ifstream dht_state_file(dht_state_path.toUtf8().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
+        boost::filesystem::ifstream dht_state_file(dht_state_path.toLocal8Bit().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
         dht_state_file.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
         try{
           dht_state = bdecode(std::istream_iterator<char>(dht_state_file), std::istream_iterator<char>());
@@ -701,13 +701,13 @@ bool bittorrent::enableDHT(bool b) {
 }
 
 void bittorrent::saveTorrentSpeedLimits(QString hash) {
-  qDebug("Saving speedLimits file for %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Saving speedLimits file for %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
   QTorrentHandle h = getTorrentHandle(hash);
   int download_limit = h.download_limit();
   int upload_limit = h.upload_limit();
   QFile speeds_file(misc::qBittorrentPath()+"BT_backup"+QDir::separator()+hash+".speedLimits");
   if(!speeds_file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
-    qDebug("* Error: Couldn't open speed limits file for torrent: %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("* Error: Couldn't open speed limits file for torrent: %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
     return;
   }
   speeds_file.write(misc::toQByteArray(download_limit)+QByteArray(" ")+misc::toQByteArray(upload_limit));
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ void bittorrent::saveTorrentSpeedLimits(QString hash) {
 }
 
 void bittorrent::loadTorrentSpeedLimits(QString hash) {
-//   qDebug("Loading speedLimits file for %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+//   qDebug("Loading speedLimits file for %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
   QTorrentHandle h = getTorrentHandle(hash);
   QFile speeds_file(misc::qBittorrentPath()+"BT_backup"+QDir::separator()+hash+".speedLimits");
   if(!speeds_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void bittorrent::loadFilesPriorities(QTorrentHandle &h) {
   }
   // Read saved file
   if(!pieces_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
-    qDebug("* Error: Couldn't open priorities file: %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("* Error: Couldn't open priorities file: %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
     return;
   }
   QByteArray pieces_priorities = pieces_file.readAll();
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ void bittorrent::saveFastResumeData() {
       // Remove old fastresume file if it exists
       QFile::remove(torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+ h.hash() + ".fastresume");
       QString file = h.hash()+".fastresume";
-      boost::filesystem::ofstream out(fs::path(torrentBackup.path().toUtf8().data()) / file.toUtf8().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
+      boost::filesystem::ofstream out(fs::path(torrentBackup.path().toLocal8Bit().data()) / file.toLocal8Bit().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
       out.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
       bencode(std::ostream_iterator<char>(out), *rd->resume_data);
       // Remove torrent from session
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ bool bittorrent::isFilePreviewPossible(QString hash) const{
 // and add them to download list
 void bittorrent::scanDirectory(QString scan_dir) {
   FSMutex->lock();
-  qDebug("Scanning directory: %s", scan_dir.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Scanning directory: %s", scan_dir.toLocal8Bit().data());
   QDir dir(scan_dir);
   QStringList filters;
   filters << "*.torrent";
@@ -897,10 +897,10 @@ void bittorrent::scanDirectory(QString scan_dir) {
       QString fullPath = dir.path()+QDir::separator()+file;
       QFile torrent(fullPath);
       if(torrent.size() != 0) {
-        qDebug("Adding for scan_dir: %s", fullPath.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("Adding for scan_dir: %s", fullPath.toLocal8Bit().data());
         addTorrent(fullPath, true);
       } else {
-          qDebug("Ignoring empty file: %s", fullPath.toUtf8().data());
+          qDebug("Ignoring empty file: %s", fullPath.toLocal8Bit().data());
       }
   }
   FSMutex->unlock();
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ bool bittorrent::loadTrackerFile(QString hash) {
 }
 
 void bittorrent::saveTrackerFile(QString hash) {
-  qDebug("Saving tracker file for %s", hash.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Saving tracker file for %s", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
   QDir torrentBackup(misc::qBittorrentPath() + "BT_backup");
   QFile tracker_file(torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+ hash + ".trackers");
   if(tracker_file.exists()) {
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
           }
         }
         h.save_resume_data();
-        qDebug("Received finished alert for %s", h.name().toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("Received finished alert for %s", h.name().toLocal8Bit().data());
       }
     }
     else if (save_resume_data_alert* p = dynamic_cast<save_resume_data_alert*>(a.get())) {
@@ -1171,10 +1171,10 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
         // Delete old fastresume file if necessary
         if(QFile::exists(file))
             QFile::remove(file);
-        qDebug("Saving fastresume data in %s", file.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("Saving fastresume data in %s", file.toLocal8Bit().data());
         if (p->resume_data)
         {
-            boost::filesystem::ofstream out(fs::path(torrentBackup.path().toUtf8().data()) / file.toUtf8().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
+            boost::filesystem::ofstream out(fs::path(torrentBackup.path().toLocal8Bit().data()) / file.toLocal8Bit().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
             out.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
             bencode(std::ostream_iterator<char>(out), *p->resume_data);
         }
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
     else if (tracker_reply_alert* p = dynamic_cast<tracker_reply_alert*>(a.get())) {
       QTorrentHandle h(p->handle);
       if(h.is_valid()){
-        qDebug("Received a tracker reply from %s", (const char*)h.current_tracker().toUtf8());
+        qDebug("Received a tracker reply from %s", (const char*)h.current_tracker().toLocal8Bit());
         QString hash = h.hash();
         QHash<QString, QString> errors = trackersErrors.value(hash, QHash<QString, QString>());
         // p->url requires at least libtorrent v0.13.1
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
     else if (fastresume_rejected_alert* p = dynamic_cast<fastresume_rejected_alert*>(a.get())) {
       QTorrentHandle h(p->handle);
       if(h.is_valid()){
-        qDebug("/!\\ Fast resume failed for %s, reason: %s", h.name().toUtf8().data(), p->message().c_str());
+        qDebug("/!\\ Fast resume failed for %s, reason: %s", h.name().toLocal8Bit().data(), p->message().c_str());
         addConsoleMessage(tr("Fast resume data was rejected for torrent %1, checking again...").arg(h.name()), QString::fromUtf8("red"));
         //emit fastResumeDataRejected(h.name());
       }
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ void bittorrent::readAlerts() {
       QTorrentHandle h(p->handle);
       if(h.is_valid()){
         QString hash = h.hash();
-        qDebug("%s have just finished checking", hash.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("%s have just finished checking", hash.toLocal8Bit().data());
         emit torrentFinishedChecking(h);
       }
     }
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ QString bittorrent::getSavePath(QString hash) {
   QDir saveDir(savePath);
   if(!saveDir.exists()) {
     if(!saveDir.mkpath(saveDir.path())) {
-      std::cerr << "Couldn't create the save directory: " << saveDir.path().toUtf8().data() << "\n";
+      std::cerr << "Couldn't create the save directory: " << saveDir.path().toLocal8Bit().data() << "\n";
       // XXX: handle this better
       return QDir::homePath();
     }
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ void bittorrent::saveDHTEntry() {
   if(DHTEnabled) {
     try{
       entry dht_state = s->dht_state();
-      boost::filesystem::ofstream out((misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("dht_state")).toUtf8().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
+      boost::filesystem::ofstream out((misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("dht_state")).toLocal8Bit().data(), std::ios_base::binary);
       out.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
       bencode(std::ostream_iterator<char>(out), dht_state);
       qDebug("DHT entry saved");
diff --git a/src/createtorrent_imp.cpp b/src/createtorrent_imp.cpp
index 211beac7c..396867822 100644
--- a/src/createtorrent_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/createtorrent_imp.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void createtorrent::handleCreationSuccess(QString path, const char* branch_path)
         // Create save path file
         boost::intrusive_ptr<torrent_info> t;
         try {
-            t = new torrent_info(path.toUtf8().data());
+            t = new torrent_info(path.toLocal8Bit().data());
         } catch(std::exception&) {
             QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Torrent creation"), tr("Created torrent file is invalid. It won't be added to download list."));
             return;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void torrentCreatorThread::run() {
   try {
     file_storage fs;
     file_pool fp;
-    path full_path = complete(path(input_path.toUtf8().data()));
+    path full_path = complete(path(input_path.toLocal8Bit().data()));
     // Adding files to the torrent
     add_files(fs, full_path, file_filter);
     if(abort) return;
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ void torrentCreatorThread::run() {
     // Add url seeds
     QString seed;
     foreach(seed, url_seeds){
-      t.add_url_seed(seed.toUtf8().data());
+      t.add_url_seed(seed.toLocal8Bit().data());
     }
     for(int i=0; i<trackers.size(); ++i){
-      t.add_tracker(trackers.at(i).toUtf8().data());
+      t.add_tracker(trackers.at(i).toLocal8Bit().data());
     }
     if(abort) return;
     // calculate the hash for all pieces
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ void torrentCreatorThread::run() {
     // Set qBittorrent as creator and add user comment to
     // torrent_info structure
     t.set_creator(creator_str);
-    t.set_comment((const char*)comment.toUtf8());
+    t.set_comment((const char*)comment.toLocal8Bit());
     // Is private ?
     if(is_private){
       t.set_priv(true);
     }
     if(abort) return;
     // create the torrent and print it to out
-    ofstream out(complete(path((const char*)save_path.toUtf8())), std::ios_base::binary);
+    ofstream out(complete(path((const char*)save_path.toLocal8Bit())), std::ios_base::binary);
     bencode(std::ostream_iterator<char>(out), t.generate());
     emit updateProgress(100);
     emit creationSuccess(save_path, full_path.branch_path().string().c_str());
diff --git a/src/downloadThread.cpp b/src/downloadThread.cpp
index c6c025b90..b13c68e55 100644
--- a/src/downloadThread.cpp
+++ b/src/downloadThread.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void subDownloadThread::run(){
     filePath = tmpfile->fileName();
   }
   delete tmpfile;
-  FILE *f = fopen(filePath.toUtf8().data(), "wb");
+  FILE *f = fopen(filePath.toLocal8Bit().data(), "wb");
   if(!f) {
     std::cerr << "couldn't open destination file" << "\n";
     return;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void subDownloadThread::run(){
   CURLcode res = (CURLcode)-1;
   curl = curl_easy_init();
   if(curl) {
-    std::string c_url = url.toUtf8().data();
+    std::string c_url = url.toLocal8Bit().data();
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, c_url.c_str());
     // SSL support
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ void subDownloadThread::run(){
       // Proxy enabled
       QString IP = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Connection/HTTPProxy/IP"), "0.0.0.0").toString();
       QString port = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Connection/HTTPProxy/Port"), 8080).toString();
-      qDebug("Using proxy: %s", (IP+QString(":")+port).toUtf8().data());
-      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXYPORT, (IP+QString(":")+port).toUtf8().data());
+      qDebug("Using proxy: %s", (IP+QString(":")+port).toLocal8Bit().data());
+      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXYPORT, (IP+QString(":")+port).toLocal8Bit().data());
       // Default proxy type is HTTP, we must change if it is SOCKS5
       if(intValue%2==0) {
         qDebug("Proxy is SOCKS5, not HTTP");
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void subDownloadThread::run(){
         qDebug("Proxy requires authentication, authenticating");
         QString username = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Connection/HTTPProxy/Username"), QString()).toString();
         QString password = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Connection/HTTPProxy/Password"), QString()).toString();
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD, (username+QString(":")+password).toUtf8().data());
+        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD, (username+QString(":")+password).toLocal8Bit().data());
       }
     }
     // We have to define CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION or it will crash on windows
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void subDownloadThread::run(){
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_AUTOREFERER, 1);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, -1);
-    qDebug("Downloading %s", url.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("Downloading %s", url.toLocal8Bit().data());
     if(!abort)
         res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     /* always cleanup */
diff --git a/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp b/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp
index f68cce891..8ae2a92f4 100644
--- a/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp
+++ b/src/downloadingTorrents.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ bool DownloadingTorrents::updateTorrent(QTorrentHandle h) {
 void DownloadingTorrents::addTorrent(QString hash) {
   QTorrentHandle h = BTSession->getTorrentHandle(hash);
   int row = getRowFromHash(hash);
-  qDebug("DL: addTorrent(): %s, row: %d", (const char*)hash.toUtf8(), row);
+  qDebug("DL: addTorrent(): %s, row: %d", (const char*)hash.toLocal8Bit(), row);
   if(row != -1) return;
   row = DLListModel->rowCount();
   // Adding torrent to download list
diff --git a/src/engineSelectDlg.cpp b/src/engineSelectDlg.cpp
index 888fb7f6a..a351e579e 100644
--- a/src/engineSelectDlg.cpp
+++ b/src/engineSelectDlg.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void engineSelectDlg::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
   QStringList files=event->mimeData()->text().split(QString::fromUtf8("\n"));
   QString file;
   foreach(file, files) {
-    qDebug("dropped %s", file.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("dropped %s", file.toLocal8Bit().data());
     file = file.replace("file://", "");
     if(file.startsWith("http://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith("https://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || file.startsWith("ftp://", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
       downloader->downloadUrl(file);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void engineSelectDlg::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
 void engineSelectDlg::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event) {
   QString mime;
   foreach(mime, event->mimeData()->formats()){
-    qDebug("mimeData: %s", mime.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("mimeData: %s", mime.toLocal8Bit().data());
   }
   if (event->mimeData()->hasFormat(QString::fromUtf8("text/plain")) || event->mimeData()->hasFormat(QString::fromUtf8("text/uri-list"))) {
     event->acceptProposedAction();
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void engineSelectDlg::saveSettings() {
   foreach(engine, installed_engines.keys()) {
     known_engines << engine;
     known_enginesEnabled << QVariant(installed_engines.value(engine, true));
-    qDebug("Engine %s has state: %d", engine.toUtf8().data(), installed_engines.value(engine, true));
+    qDebug("Engine %s has state: %d", engine.toLocal8Bit().data(), installed_engines.value(engine, true));
   }
   QSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("SearchEngines/knownEngines"), known_engines);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ bool engineSelectDlg::checkInstalled(QString plugin_name) const {
   result = result.replace("\r", "");
   result = result.replace("\n", "");
   QList<QByteArray> plugins_list = result.split(',');
-  return plugins_list.contains(plugin_name.toUtf8());
+  return plugins_list.contains(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit());
 }
 
 void engineSelectDlg::loadSupportedSearchEngines(bool first) {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ bool engineSelectDlg::isUpdateNeeded(QString plugin_name, float new_version) con
 void engineSelectDlg::installZipPlugin(QString path) {
   QStringList plugins;
   QStringList favicons;
-  ZZIP_DIR* dir = zzip_dir_open(path.toUtf8().data(), 0);
+  ZZIP_DIR* dir = zzip_dir_open(path.toLocal8Bit().data(), 0);
   if(!dir) {
     QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("Search engine plugin archive could not be read."));
     return;
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installZipPlugin(QString path) {
   foreach(plugin, plugins) {
     QString plugin_name = plugin.split(QDir::separator()).last();
     plugin_name.chop(3); // Remove .py extension
-    qDebug("Detected plugin %s in archive", plugin_name.toUtf8().data());
-    ZZIP_FILE* fp = zzip_file_open(dir, plugin.toUtf8().data(), 0);
+    qDebug("Detected plugin %s in archive", plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data());
+    ZZIP_FILE* fp = zzip_file_open(dir, plugin.toLocal8Bit().data(), 0);
     if(fp) {
       QTemporaryFile *tmpfile = new QTemporaryFile();
       QString tmpPath;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installZipPlugin(QString path) {
         tmpfile->close();
       } else {
         qDebug("Could not open tmp file");
-        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
         delete tmpfile;
         continue;
       }
@@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installZipPlugin(QString path) {
       qDebug("Deleted tmpfile");
     } else {
       qDebug("Cannot read file in archive");
-      QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+      QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
     }
   }
   QString favicon;
   foreach(favicon, favicons) {
-    qDebug("Detected favicon %s in archive", favicon.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("Detected favicon %s in archive", favicon.toLocal8Bit().data());
     // Ok we have a favicon here
     QString plugin_name = favicon.split(QDir::separator()).last();
     plugin_name.chop(4); // Remove .png extension
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installZipPlugin(QString path) {
     if(QFile::exists(iconPath)) {
       QFile::remove(iconPath);
     }
-    ZZIP_FILE* fp = zzip_file_open(dir, favicon.toUtf8().data(), 0);
+    ZZIP_FILE* fp = zzip_file_open(dir, favicon.toLocal8Bit().data(), 0);
     if(fp) {
       QFile dest_icon(iconPath);
       // Write icon
@@ -482,12 +482,12 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installZipPlugin(QString path) {
 #endif
 
 void engineSelectDlg::installPlugin(QString path, QString plugin_name) {
-  qDebug("Asked to install plugin at %s", path.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Asked to install plugin at %s", path.toLocal8Bit().data());
   float new_version = misc::getPluginVersion(path);
   qDebug("Version to be installed: %.2f", new_version);
   if(!isUpdateNeeded(plugin_name, new_version)) {
     qDebug("Apparently update it not needed, we have a more recent version");
-    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("A more recent version of %1 search engine plugin is already installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("A more recent version of %1 search engine plugin is already installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
     return;
   }
     // Process with install
@@ -509,12 +509,12 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installPlugin(QString path, QString plugin_name) {
         // restore backup
       QFile::copy(dest_path+".bak", dest_path);
       QFile::remove(dest_path+".bak");
-      QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be updated, keeping old version.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+      QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be updated, keeping old version.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
       return;
     } else {
         // Remove broken file
       QFile::remove(dest_path);
-      QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+      QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin could not be installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -525,10 +525,10 @@ void engineSelectDlg::installPlugin(QString path, QString plugin_name) {
     // Refresh plugin list
   loadSupportedSearchEngines();
   if(update) {
-    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin was successfully updated.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin was successfully updated.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
     return;
   } else {
-    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin was successfully installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Search plugin install")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("%1 search engine plugin was successfully installed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
     return;
   }
 }
@@ -595,17 +595,17 @@ bool engineSelectDlg::parseVersionsFile(QString versions_file, QString updateSer
     plugin_name.chop(1); // remove trailing ':'
     bool ok;
     float version = list.last().toFloat(&ok);
-    qDebug("read line %s: %.2f", plugin_name.toUtf8().data(), version);
+    qDebug("read line %s: %.2f", plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data(), version);
     if(!ok) continue;
     file_correct = true;
     if(isUpdateNeeded(plugin_name, version)) {
-      qDebug("Plugin: %s is outdated", plugin_name.toUtf8().data());
+      qDebug("Plugin: %s is outdated", plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data());
       // Downloading update
       downloader->downloadUrl(updateServer+plugin_name+".pyqBT"); // Actually this is really a .py
       downloader->downloadUrl(updateServer+plugin_name+".png");
       updated = true;
     }else {
-      qDebug("Plugin: %s is up to date", plugin_name.toUtf8().data());
+      qDebug("Plugin: %s is up to date", plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data());
     }
   }
   // Close file
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ bool engineSelectDlg::parseVersionsFile(QString versions_file, QString updateSer
 }
 
 void engineSelectDlg::processDownloadedFile(QString url, QString filePath) {
-  qDebug("engineSelectDlg received %s", url.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("engineSelectDlg received %s", url.toLocal8Bit().data());
   if(url.endsWith("favicon.ico", Qt::CaseInsensitive)){
     // Icon downloaded
     QImage fileIcon;
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ void engineSelectDlg::processDownloadedFile(QString url, QString filePath) {
 
 void engineSelectDlg::handleDownloadFailure(QString url, QString reason) {
   if(url.endsWith("favicon.ico", Qt::CaseInsensitive)){
-    qDebug("Could not download favicon: %s, reason: %s", url.toUtf8().data(), reason.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("Could not download favicon: %s, reason: %s", url.toLocal8Bit().data(), reason.toLocal8Bit().data());
     return;
   }
   if(url == "http://www.dchris.eu/search_engine2/versions.txt") {
@@ -695,13 +695,13 @@ void engineSelectDlg::handleDownloadFailure(QString url, QString reason) {
     QString plugin_name = url.split('/').last();
     plugin_name.replace(".pyqBT", "", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     plugin_name.replace(".py", "", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-    QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin update")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("Sorry, %1 search plugin install failed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+    QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin update")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("Sorry, %1 search plugin install failed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
   }
 #ifdef HAVE_ZZIP
   if(url.endsWith(".zip", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
     QString plugin_name = url.split('/').last();
     plugin_name.replace(".zip", "", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-    QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin update")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("Sorry, %1 search plugin install failed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toUtf8().data()));
+    QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Search plugin update")+" -- "+tr("qBittorrent"), tr("Sorry, %1 search plugin install failed.", "%1 is the name of the search engine").arg(plugin_name.toLocal8Bit().data()));
   }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/filterParserThread.h b/src/filterParserThread.h
index 818d9f07b..9d6ddcd63 100644
--- a/src/filterParserThread.h
+++ b/src/filterParserThread.h
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ class FilterParserThread : public QThread  {
               } else {
                 // IPv6, ex :   1fff:0000:0a88:85a3:0000:0000:ac1f:8001
                 IP = strStartIP.split(':');
-                address_v6 start = address_v6::from_string(strStartIP.remove(':', 0).toUtf8().data());
+                address_v6 start = address_v6::from_string(strStartIP.remove(':', 0).toLocal8Bit().data());
                 IP = strEndIP.split(':');
-                address_v6 last = address_v6::from_string(strEndIP.remove(':', 0).toUtf8().data());
+                address_v6 last = address_v6::from_string(strEndIP.remove(':', 0).toLocal8Bit().data());
                 // Apply to bittorrent session
                 filter.add_rule(start, last, ip_filter::blocked);
               }
diff --git a/src/httpconnection.cpp b/src/httpconnection.cpp
index 0538c7f00..9cc7eccca 100644
--- a/src/httpconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/httpconnection.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ HttpConnection::~HttpConnection()
 }
 
 void HttpConnection::processDownloadedFile(QString url, QString file_path) {
-	qDebug("URL %s successfully downloaded !", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+  qDebug("URL %s successfully downloaded !", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
 	emit torrentReadyToBeDownloaded(file_path, false, url, false);	
 }
 
 void HttpConnection::handleDownloadFailure(QString url, QString reason) {
-	std::cerr << "Could not download " << (const char*)url.toUtf8() << ", reason: " << (const char*)reason.toUtf8() << "\n";
+  std::cerr << "Could not download " << (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit() << ", reason: " << (const char*)reason.toLocal8Bit() << "\n";
 }
 
 void HttpConnection::read()
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void HttpConnection::respond()
 {
 	//qDebug("Respond called");
 	QStringList auth = parser.value("Authorization").split(" ", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-	if (auth.size() != 2 || QString::compare(auth[0], "Basic", Qt::CaseInsensitive) != 0 || !parent->isAuthorized(auth[1].toUtf8()))
+  if (auth.size() != 2 || QString::compare(auth[0], "Basic", Qt::CaseInsensitive) != 0 || !parent->isAuthorized(auth[1].toLocal8Bit()))
 	{
 		generator.setStatusLine(401, "Unauthorized");
 		generator.setValue("WWW-Authenticate",  "Basic realm=\"you know what\"");
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void HttpConnection::respondCommand(QString command)
                 foreach(QString url, list){
 			url = url.trimmed();
 			if(!url.isEmpty()){
-				qDebug("Downloading url: %s", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("Downloading url: %s", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
 				emit UrlReadyToBeDownloaded(url);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/httpresponsegenerator.cpp b/src/httpresponsegenerator.cpp
index d14072ddc..24d3d0acd 100644
--- a/src/httpresponsegenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/httpresponsegenerator.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void HttpResponseGenerator::setMessage(const QByteArray message)
 
 void HttpResponseGenerator::setMessage(const QString message)
 {
-	setMessage(message.QString::toUtf8());
+  setMessage(message.QString::toLocal8Bit());
 }
 
 void HttpResponseGenerator::stripMessage()
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void HttpResponseGenerator::stripMessage()
 
 QByteArray HttpResponseGenerator::toByteArray() const
 {
-	return QHttpResponseHeader::toString().toUtf8() + message;
+  return QHttpResponseHeader::toString().toLocal8Bit() + message;
 }
 
 void HttpResponseGenerator::setContentTypeByExt(const QString ext)
diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
index e5dcec862..007abb45a 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void HttpServer::onTimer() {
 void HttpServer::setAuthorization(QString username, QString password)
 {
 	QString cat = username + ":" + password;
-	base64 = QByteArray(cat.toUtf8()).toBase64();
+  base64 = QByteArray(cat.toLocal8Bit()).toBase64();
 }
 
 bool HttpServer::isAuthorized(QByteArray auth) const
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3508a72a5..5378c4f1f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
     if(argc > 1){
       QStringList params;
       for(int i=1;i<argc;++i){
-        params << QString::fromUtf8(argv[i]);
+        params << QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[i]);
         std::cout << argv[i] << '\n';
       }
-      QByteArray block = params.join("\n").toUtf8();
+      QByteArray block = params.join("\n").toLocal8Bit();
       std::cout << "writting: " << block.data() << '\n';
       std::cout << "size: " << block.size() << '\n';
       uint val = localSocket.write(block);
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
     settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/Locale"), locale);
   }
   if(translator.load(QString::fromUtf8(":/lang/qbittorrent_") + locale)){
-    qDebug("%s locale recognized, using translation.", (const char*)locale.toUtf8());
+    qDebug("%s locale recognized, using translation.", (const char*)locale.toLocal8Bit());
   }else{
-    qDebug("%s locale unrecognized, using default (en_GB).", (const char*)locale.toUtf8());
+    qDebug("%s locale unrecognized, using default (en_GB).", (const char*)locale.toLocal8Bit());
   }
   app->installTranslator(&translator);
   app->setApplicationName(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 7d15fb290..55b591da2 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class misc : public QObject{
     static float getPluginVersion(QString filePath) {
       QFile plugin(filePath);
       if(!plugin.exists()){
-        qDebug("%s plugin does not exist, returning 0.0", filePath.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("%s plugin does not exist, returning 0.0", filePath.toLocal8Bit().data());
         return 0.0;
       }
       if(!plugin.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)){
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class misc : public QObject{
           line = line.split(' ').last();
           line.replace("\n", "");
           version = line.toFloat();
-          qDebug("plugin %s version: %.2f", filePath.toUtf8().data(), version);
+          qDebug("plugin %s version: %.2f", filePath.toLocal8Bit().data(), version);
           break;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/previewSelect.h b/src/previewSelect.h
index 78ca6c132..9c3ffed08 100644
--- a/src/previewSelect.h
+++ b/src/previewSelect.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class previewSelect: public QDialog, private Ui::preview {
           return;
         }
       }
-      qDebug("Cannot find file: %s", path.toUtf8().data());
+      qDebug("Cannot find file: %s", path.toLocal8Bit().data());
       QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Preview impossible"), tr("Sorry, we can't preview this file"));
       close();
     }
diff --git a/src/properties_imp.cpp b/src/properties_imp.cpp
index cd2d65752..655cbbbd1 100644
--- a/src/properties_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/properties_imp.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void properties::loadWebSeeds(){
   // Add manually added url seeds
   foreach(const QString &url_seed, urlSeeds){
     listWebSeeds->addItem(url_seed);
-    qDebug("Added custom url seed to list: %s", url_seed.toUtf8().data());
+    qDebug("Added custom url seed to list: %s", url_seed.toLocal8Bit().data());
   }
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void properties::askWebSeed(){
                                              tr("New url seed:"), QLineEdit::Normal,
                                                  QString::fromUtf8("http://www."), &ok);
   if(!ok) return;
-  qDebug("Adding %s web seed", url_seed.toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("Adding %s web seed", url_seed.toLocal8Bit().data());
   if(urlSeeds.indexOf(url_seed) != -1) {
     QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("qBittorrent"),
                          tr("This url seed is already in the list."),
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void properties::addTrackerList(QStringList myTrackers) {
   // Add the trackers to the list
   std::vector<announce_entry> trackers = h.trackers();
   foreach(const QString& tracker, myTrackers) {
-    announce_entry new_tracker(misc::toString(tracker.trimmed().toUtf8().data()));
+    announce_entry new_tracker(misc::toString(tracker.trimmed().toLocal8Bit().data()));
     new_tracker.tier = 0; // Will be fixed a bit later
     trackers.push_back(new_tracker);
     misc::fixTrackersTiers(trackers);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ void properties::on_changeSavePathButton_clicked() {
         // Save savepath
         QFile savepath_file(misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("BT_backup")+QDir::separator()+hash+QString::fromUtf8(".savepath"));
         savepath_file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
-        savepath_file.write(savePath.path().toUtf8());
+        savepath_file.write(savePath.path().toLocal8Bit());
         savepath_file.close();
         // Actually move storage
         h.move_storage(savePath.path());
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ void properties::saveWebSeeds(){
     return;
   }
   foreach(const QString &url_seed, urlSeeds){
-    urlseeds_file.write((url_seed+"\n").toUtf8());
+    urlseeds_file.write((url_seed+"\n").toLocal8Bit());
   }
   urlseeds_file.close();
   qDebug("url seeds were saved");
diff --git a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
index f99b265dd..4c234b3e4 100644
--- a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ void QTorrentHandle::resume() {
 
 void QTorrentHandle::remove_url_seed(QString seed) {
   Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
-  h.remove_url_seed(misc::toString((const char*)seed.toUtf8()));
+  h.remove_url_seed(misc::toString((const char*)seed.toLocal8Bit()));
 }
 
 void QTorrentHandle::add_url_seed(QString seed) {
   Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
-  h.add_url_seed(misc::toString((const char*)seed.toUtf8()));
+  h.add_url_seed(misc::toString((const char*)seed.toLocal8Bit()));
 }
 
 void QTorrentHandle::set_max_uploads(int val) {
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void QTorrentHandle::set_sequential_download(bool b) {
 
 void QTorrentHandle::set_tracker_login(QString username, QString password) {
   Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
-  h.set_tracker_login(std::string(username.toUtf8().data()), std::string(password.toUtf8().data()));
+  h.set_tracker_login(std::string(username.toLocal8Bit().data()), std::string(password.toLocal8Bit().data()));
 }
 
 void QTorrentHandle::force_recheck() const {
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void QTorrentHandle::force_recheck() const {
 
 void QTorrentHandle::move_storage(QString new_path) const {
    Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
-   h.move_storage(new_path.toUtf8().data());
+   h.move_storage(new_path.toLocal8Bit().data());
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/rss.h b/src/rss.h
index 9a84c4a97..3c79e8af8 100644
--- a/src/rss.h
+++ b/src/rss.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class RssItem : public QObject {
           author = property.text();
 	property = property.nextSibling().toElement();
       }
-      hash = QCryptographicHash::hash(QByteArray(title.toUtf8())+QByteArray(description.toUtf8()), QCryptographicHash::Md5);
+      hash = QCryptographicHash::hash(QByteArray(title.toLocal8Bit())+QByteArray(description.toLocal8Bit()), QCryptographicHash::Md5);
     }
 
     ~RssItem(){
@@ -374,26 +374,26 @@ class RssStream : public QObject{
     }
 
     QString getAlias() const{
-      qDebug("getAlias() returned Alias: %s", (const char*)alias.toUtf8());
+      qDebug("getAlias() returned Alias: %s", (const char*)alias.toLocal8Bit());
       return alias;
     }
 
     void setAlias(QString _alias){
-      qDebug("setAlias() to %s", (const char*)_alias.toUtf8());
+      qDebug("setAlias() to %s", (const char*)_alias.toLocal8Bit());
       alias = _alias;
     }
 
     // Return the alias if the stream has one, the url if it has no alias
     QString getAliasOrUrl() const{
       if(!alias.isEmpty()) {
-        qDebug("getAliasOrUrl() returned alias: %s", (const char*)alias.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("getAliasOrUrl() returned alias: %s", (const char*)alias.toLocal8Bit());
         return alias;
       }
       if(!title.isEmpty()) {
-        qDebug("getAliasOrUrl() returned title: %s", (const char*)title.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("getAliasOrUrl() returned title: %s", (const char*)title.toLocal8Bit());
         return title;
       }
-      qDebug("getAliasOrUrl() returned url: %s", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+      qDebug("getAliasOrUrl() returned url: %s", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
       return url;
     }
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class RssStream : public QObject{
 	return -1;
       }
       else if(root.tagName() != QString::fromUtf8("rss")){
-	qDebug("the file is not a rss stream, <rss> omitted: %s", root.tagName().toUtf8().data());
+  qDebug("the file is not a rss stream, <rss> omitted: %s", root.tagName().toLocal8Bit().data());
 	return -1;
       }
       QDomNode rss = root.firstChild();
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class RssStream : public QObject{
       QDomDocument doc("Rss Seed");
       QFile fileRss(filePath);
       if(!fileRss.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
-        qDebug("openRss error : open failed, no file or locked, %s", (const char*)filePath.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("openRss error : open failed, no file or locked, %s", (const char*)filePath.toLocal8Bit());
         if(QFile::exists(filePath)) {
           fileRss.remove();
         }
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ class RssManager : public QObject{
               emit feedIconChanged(stream->getUrl(), stream->getIconPath());
           }
         }else{
-          qDebug("Unsupported icon format at %s", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+          qDebug("Unsupported icon format at %s", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class RssManager : public QObject{
     void handleDownloadFailure(QString url, QString reason) {
       if(url.endsWith("favicon.ico")){
         // Icon download failure
-        qDebug("Could not download icon at %s, reason: %s", (const char*)url.toUtf8(), (const char*)reason.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("Could not download icon at %s, reason: %s", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit(), (const char*)reason.toLocal8Bit());
         return;
       }
       RssStream *stream = streams.value(url, 0);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ class RssManager : public QObject{
         return;
       }
       stream->setLoading(false);
-      qDebug("Could not download Rss at %s, reason: %s", (const char*)url.toUtf8(), (const char*)reason.toUtf8());
+      qDebug("Could not download Rss at %s, reason: %s", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit(), (const char*)reason.toLocal8Bit());
       stream->setDownloadFailed();
       emit feedInfosChanged(url, stream->getAliasOrUrl(), stream->getNbUnRead());
     }
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class RssManager : public QObject{
         QString url = stream->getUrl();
         if(stream->isLoading()) return;
         if(stream->getLastRefreshElapsed() != -1 && stream->getLastRefreshElapsed() < (int)refreshInterval) return;
-        qDebug("Refreshing old feed: %s...", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("Refreshing old feed: %s...", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
         stream->setLoading(true);
         downloader->downloadUrl(url);
         if(!stream->hasCustomIcon()){
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class RssManager : public QObject{
       foreach(stream, streams){
         QString url = stream->getUrl();
         if(stream->isLoading()) return;
-        qDebug("Refreshing feed: %s...", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+        qDebug("Refreshing feed: %s...", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
         stream->setLoading(true);
         downloader->downloadUrl(url);
         if(!stream->hasCustomIcon()){
diff --git a/src/rss_imp.cpp b/src/rss_imp.cpp
index 7c224d6e6..381297065 100644
--- a/src/rss_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/rss_imp.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
         if(item->text(1) == url)
           return item;
       }
-      qDebug("Cannot find url %s in feeds list", (const char*)url.toUtf8());
+      qDebug("Cannot find url %s in feeds list", (const char*)url.toLocal8Bit());
       Q_ASSERT(false); // Should never go through here
       return (QTreeWidgetItem*)0;
     }
diff --git a/src/searchEngine.cpp b/src/searchEngine.cpp
index 91f1e75af..f018cf2dc 100644
--- a/src/searchEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/searchEngine.cpp
@@ -421,12 +421,12 @@ void SearchEngine::updateNova() {
     // Copy python classes
     if(file.endsWith(".py")) {
       if(misc::getPluginVersion(shipped_file) > misc::getPluginVersion(destDir+file) ) {
-        qDebug("shippped %s is more recent then local plugin, updating", file.toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("shippped %s is more recent then local plugin, updating", file.toLocal8Bit().data());
         if(QFile::exists(destDir+file)) {
-          qDebug("Removing old %s", (destDir+file).toUtf8().data());
+          qDebug("Removing old %s", (destDir+file).toLocal8Bit().data());
           QFile::remove(destDir+file);
         }
-        qDebug("%s copied to %s", shipped_file.toUtf8().data(), (destDir+file).toUtf8().data());
+        qDebug("%s copied to %s", shipped_file.toLocal8Bit().data(), (destDir+file).toLocal8Bit().data());
         QFile::copy(shipped_file, destDir+file);
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/torrentAddition.h b/src/torrentAddition.h
index 7388e7e3f..707c8acfa 100644
--- a/src/torrentAddition.h
+++ b/src/torrentAddition.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class torrentAdditionDialog : public QDialog, private Ui_addTorrentDialog{
         // Getting torrent file informations
         boost::intrusive_ptr<torrent_info> t;
         try {
-            t = new torrent_info(filePath.toUtf8().data());
+            t = new torrent_info(filePath.toLocal8Bit().data());
         } catch(std::exception&) {
             qDebug("Caught error loading torrent");
             if(!from_url.isNull()){
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class torrentAdditionDialog : public QDialog, private Ui_addTorrentDialog{
       // Save savepath
       QFile savepath_file(misc::qBittorrentPath()+QString::fromUtf8("BT_backup")+QDir::separator()+hash+QString::fromUtf8(".savepath"));
       savepath_file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
-      savepath_file.write(savePath.path().toUtf8());
+      savepath_file.write(savePath.path().toLocal8Bit());
       savepath_file.close();
       // Save last dir to remember it
       QSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));