[GH-ISSUE #1270] Youtube video downloads resulting in corrupted 0 byte files #9670

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opened 2026-04-24 15:52:53 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @FandrewDavid on GitHub (May 17, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1270

bug description

Whenever I attempt to download a Youtube video from Cobalt it successfully downloads to my system and what not but as a 0 byte unplayable mp4 file

reproduction steps

Copy Youtube link
Paste Youtube link in Cobalt's link input
Download
Success! But not really...

screenshots

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platform information

Google Chrome on Windows 10

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Originally created by @FandrewDavid on GitHub (May 17, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1270 ### bug description Whenever I attempt to download a Youtube video from Cobalt it successfully downloads to my system and what not but as a 0 byte unplayable mp4 file ### reproduction steps Copy Youtube link Paste Youtube link in Cobalt's link input Download Success! But not really... ### screenshots _No response_ ### links ```shell ``` ### platform information Google Chrome on Windows 10 ### additional context _No response_
GiteaMirror added the main instance issue label 2026-04-24 15:52:53 -05:00
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@SharkFinFace commented on GitHub (May 17, 2025):

Same issue with mp3, but it fixed itself just now.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2888099558 --> @SharkFinFace commented on GitHub (May 17, 2025): Same issue with mp3, but it fixed itself _just_ now.
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@wukko commented on GitHub (May 17, 2025):

it's fixed, try again

<!-- gh-comment-id:2888099850 --> @wukko commented on GitHub (May 17, 2025): it's fixed, try again
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