diff -u -Nr deluge-1.3.5/deluge/core/torrent.py deluge-1.3.5-fs31433/deluge/core/torrent.py
--- deluge-1.3.5/deluge/core/torrent.py	2012-04-10 03:53:16.000000000 +0200
+++ deluge-1.3.5-fs31433/deluge/core/torrent.py	2012-10-24 06:14:05.838480957 +0200
@@ -834,14 +834,17 @@
     def move_storage(self, dest):
         """Move a torrent's storage location"""
 
-        # Attempt to convert utf8 path to unicode
-        # Note: Inconsistent encoding for 'dest', needs future investigation
-        try:
-           dest_u = unicode(dest, "utf-8")
-        except TypeError:
-           # String is already unicode
-           dest_u = dest
-
+        if deluge.common.windows_check():
+            # Attempt to convert utf8 path to unicode
+            # Note: Inconsistent encoding for 'dest', needs future investigation
+            try:
+               dest_u = unicode(dest, "utf-8")
+            except TypeError:
+               # String is already unicode
+               dest_u = dest
+        else:
+            dest_u = dest
+            
         if not os.path.exists(dest_u):
             try:
                 # Try to make the destination path if it doesn't exist