jely2002
"Please restart the app and disable antivirus" error
I get the message "Please restart the app and disable antivirus." when trying to put in any link. Message persists even when any anti virus & firewall is off. Didn't have the problem before, but just got a fresh install of windows on a new pc, so could be something in windows hiding away.
Having the same issue here!
And yeah, I tried to restart the app and disable my antivirus several times. Also tried restarting the computer and reinstalling the program :/
I found a solution:
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First, download the YT-DLP Binary from the following address:
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.exe -
Open Run (Windows Key + R) and in the dialog box, paste the below:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Programs\youtube-dl-gui\resources\app.asar.unpacked\binariesand then hit Enter key or OK Button. -
Now navigate to the YT-DLP download folder and copy the downloaded file (from Step 1) and Paste the file into the folder we just opened in Step 2. Make sure the filename stays/is "yt-dlp"(.exe)
Restart the application and now it should work! 🚀
For some reason, a fresh installation doesn't seem to install this binary and the update check too fails to observe that the file is missing.
cc: @ericmp33 @ArchemedIan @anothermelon @ethrea @itscaro
Yep, it just seems like that yt-dlp.exe is not downloaded on a fresh install.
Thank you @FR46M3N7-P4R71CL3 for sharing the solution to get it running again!
I took a deeper look and it appears GitHub made some changes recently in the release download flow. This has broken the automatic download of yt-dlp here. I have opened a PR to update the logic: #375
@FR46M3N7-P4R71CL3 procedure working but then Error? Unhandled error. Missing ffmpeg.
@FR46M3N7-P4R71CL3 procedure working but then Error? Unhandled error. Missing ffmpeg.
Try reinstalling the app? Make sure you have ffmpeg present in install directory or in any subdirectory. I don't use this app anymore so I'm not sure if something's broken.
I have a question. I have the open video downloader portable exe. Do I need to create the folders mentioned in the solution, or where can I put the youtube-dlp binary for it to work? I don't see anywhere in settings to specify the path. Thanks in advance for your help.
