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I can't get Youtube videos to play

submitted by HonkyMcNiggerSpic to AskGoats 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 11:53:26 ago (+5/-1)     (AskGoats)

EDIT: I PUT MY TWO BRAIN CELLS TOGETHER AND FINGERED THIS OUT. IT WAS MY VPN CAUSING THE PROBLEM. CERTAIN IP'S WILL NOT WORK ON YOUTUBE. DON'T KNOW WHY, THOUGH.




For the past few days they just won't load. If they are posted in a thread then I can get those ones to play but not if I just go to youtube to watch a vid, it will not play.

I know, I kn ow. Clear cache data. I did this and it didn't help. The only thing I haven't done is delete the cookies. Could this be the prob? Any help is appreciated.


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[ - ] lord_nougat 2 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:10:23 ago (+2/-0)

Last time it did that to me I just switched to other platforms, and used yt-dlp a lot

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic [op] 2 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:15:04 ago (+2/-0)

What is a yt-dlp?

[ - ] Sector2 3 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:28:04 ago (+3/-0)

'Yt-dlp is an application for downloading video and audio from hundreds of supported websites, based on the older (and possibly more well-known) youtube-dl project. It can download content from sites and convert them into different formats, using the ffmpeg conversion tool when needed.Aug 25, 2024'

You probably want to delete unwanted cookies regularly. Be sure to whitelist sites you auto-log into first though.

I started getting unstoppable ads on around half of all youtube videos about a month ago. Have to immediately click any link, then right click and 'back' to skip them. I'm also banned from yt, if that makes a difference.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic [op] 1 point 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:31:12 ago (+1/-0)

yeah I'm getting that ad spam bullshit too for about a month or more. Thanks for the info.

[ - ] lord_nougat 3 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:39:50 ago (+3/-0)

It downloads videos, usually. I found that I could just download some youtube videos which would not load and then watch them that way. Google is constantly fucking up their API to make everything shittier, so yt-dlp is broken a percentage of the time, between updates.

[ - ] Love240 1 point 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 18:19:10 ago (+1/-0)

It can certainly be a pain in the ass, but it has definitely been the easiest way to download videos from various sites.

I've found the easiest way to download something from Youtube that requires a login is to open a completely different browser and use that singular tab to pull cookies from. If I try Brave it gives me issues when I have my usual crap-ton of tabs open, so I'll use Firefox for that.

[ - ] lord_nougat 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 18:42:20 ago (+0/-0)

Cool trick! I might try that.

[ - ] qwop 2 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:36:05 ago (+2/-0)

Try another browser on the same device first. It's the easiest test and no need to kill your cookies or cache before doing that. You can also try incognito mode in your current browser, which is effectively like clearing your cookies.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic [op] 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:40:54 ago (+0/-0)

I tried incognito but no change. I will try another browser

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic [op] 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:47:13 ago (+0/-0)*

I just tried Vivaldi and its the same. Won't play. I just don't get it. Looks like I may have to nuke my cookies

EDIT: Some vids will play on Vivaldi

[ - ] Clubberlang 3 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:46:55 ago (+3/-0)

Open a command prompt
Load DiskPart
Type LIST DISK to see a list of disks
Select the disk you want to format by typing SELECT DISK
Type CLEAN
Type LIST VOLUME
Type FORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL=32 QUICK

Then look in a mirror and repeat:

Yoo uh nigga
She uh nigga
Aye finna beeyuh nigga 2!

Fixt

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic [op] 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 12:48:05 ago (+0/-0)

I'm not a boomer! reeeeeee

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 13:51:26 ago (+0/-0)

Wish I had that issue...jewtube sucks

[ - ] registereduser 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 14:38:59 ago (+0/-0)

It is because you are an idiot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ya3_SRn8c

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic [op] 1 point 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 15:10:00 ago (+1/-0)

I never said I wasn't an idiot!

[ - ] namefagsrgay 0 points 6 monthsNov 1, 2024 18:42:24 ago (+0/-0)

Good