Youtube download starts then fails after a few seconds

[shu126]

Your question

The current version 9.5.0.2 and the version before this has been having an issue with youtube video downloads starting then failing after about 3 seconds. it does work some times on youtube shorts, if the video has not started playing, but for normal videos it seems to fail with the current version 9.5.0.2.

Addon & CoApp version and details

version: 9.5.0.2
channel: stable
build date: 2025-05-28
build options: linuxlic: false, noyt: false, browser: firefox
lang: en-US
license: accepted
key (only 16 first characters): 05952babfd934619
platform: x86-64 win
UA: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:139.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/139.0
coapp: yes. Info:
{
"id": "net.downloadhelper.coapp",
"name": "VdhCoApp",
"version": "2.0.19",
"binary": "C:\Program Files\DownloadHelper CoApp\vdhcoapp.exe",
"displayName": "VdhCoApp",
"description": "Video DownloadHelper companion app",
"target": {
"os": "windows",
"arch": "x86_64",
"node": "18"
},
"home": "C:\Users\user1",
"converterBinary": "C:\Program Files\DownloadHelper CoApp\ffmpeg.exe",
"converterBase": "ffmpeg",
"converterBaseVersion": "c30f360955"
}

[Mattmjs]

Is there an example where it happens.

[shu126]

Hi Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAekHgBlU_s Yea this is the last video I tried. The error is this - I use the classic Ui of the extension for my preference. Firefox v193.0.4. I get the blue download bar a bit then it fails. But now I have tried this on a 2nd pc and the same link download successfully, on Firefox v139.0.1. extension v9.5.0.0.Beta Then updated Firefox to v139.0.4 but extension v9.5.0.0.Beta. Still working. Tried other videos and it worked too. Considering this I have cleared all browser stuff cookies and all, removed and reinstalled extension and it seems to work. This was the code i got. Exit code: 1 ***@***.***://ccba7734-9885-4e2f-8b38-47556d331429/background/main.js:1:13135 ***@***.***://ccba7734-9885-4e2f-8b38-47556d331429/background/main.js:1:42669

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On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM Mattmjs ***@***.***> wrote: Is there an example where it happens. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2161 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BOX6P4ZWO3P452ZVZCZ3DZ33DESGVAVCNFSM6AAAAAB7BS2RSGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNBUGI2TANQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: <aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper/repo-discussions/2161/comments/13442506@ github.com>

[Mattmjs]

Must have been a temporary issue, removing the extension is not necessary though as it does the detecting.
The companion app handles the downloading.

[shu126]

Thanks for the clarification, it is working now.

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On Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 3:52 PM Mattmjs ***@***.***> wrote: Must have been a temporary issue, removing the extension is not necessary though as it does the detecting. The companion app handles the downloading. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2161 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BOX6P47NX7PZLYOY7BSWBF33DFIGDAVCNFSM6AAAAAB7BS2RSGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNBUGQ4DQNA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: <aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper/repo-discussions/2161/comments/13444884@ github.com>

[shu126]

Hi This is following up on the previous topic of youtube download failing after it starts and shows the download bar. After it was working for a while, now it almost never works, seems like after I start downloading about 3 videos on youtube, it then fails every thing after that, alternate pc, uninstalling and reinstalling all parts of extension, companion app, and browser cookies and such, it still does not work. Could there be another issue?

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On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM Mattmjs ***@***.***> wrote: Must have been a temporary issue, removing the extension is not necessary though as it does the detecting. The companion app handles the downloading. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2161 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BOX6P47NX7PZLYOY7BSWBF33DFIGDAVCNFSM6AAAAAB7BS2RSGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNBUGQ4DQNA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: <aclap-dev/video-downloadhelper/repo-discussions/2161/comments/13444884@ github.com>

[Tpaktopuc]

Same as here