[rogerjo69]

I just updated my jdownloader and it looks like it working for some videos but I can't download any age restricted youtube videos even though my cookie account i'm using is above the age limit I just keep getting the message "temporarily unavailable"

[JDmurphy]

Originally Posted by rogerjo69

cookie account

Reading the last page at the very least is always a good idea ...

[pseudopod]

Regular videos now work but ones which need a login and cookies are still "temporarily unavailable". I hope this isn't permanent.

[RedViper]

I don't want to advertise anything. But so far the "4K Video Downloader" app has worked for me. While they work hard to fix this problem for JDownloader2; I'll be using 4K Video Downloader as long as it works.
I don't want to be optimistic because it's from a company with several apps, which even had to cancel a project [Stogram] due to the flaws it represented. And since social media platforms change a lot; this solution might not last long. In fact, "4K Video Downloader" has given me problems in the past and some updates do not fix the current bugs. But so far the current version has allowed me to download YouTube videos without errors.

For the moderators and managers; if this post breaks any rules [obviously] you can edit or delete it. My intentions are only to provide a temporary solution to those who need to download videos from YouTube.

Thank you

[rendo]

I'm convinced that the recent YouTube update is a major update to Google's services, including YouTube and Google Photos.

Because a phenomenon very similar to the YouTube download issue also occurred with Google Photos.

I used to create a program in Python that would save private image files uploaded to Google Photos by album.
Just like the current JD2, it used cookie information to achieve a pseudo-login, and I was able to obtain and download the page source just by entering the URL of the album page.
At some point, it became impossible to obtain the page source.
So I changed it so that I could open the album page in the browser, copy the source, and then run the program.

However, around the same time as the recent issue with JD2 downloading from YouTube, downloading from Google Photos became possible only via the browser.

Previously, files that required login information could be downloaded as long as you knew the URL of the image file.
However, now that third-party programs and external access are completely blocked, downloading is not possible even with cookie information.
This is very similar to the phenomenon where JD2 can no longer be used to save private videos that you have posted to YouTube.

I don't know if it's to limit downloads and reduce server load, or to eliminate security risks, but I suspect that Google has some intention behind making these strict and major changes to access.

In the future, it may become impossible to download videos that require login information.
I think this is a problem that cannot be solved even by updating the JD2 program.
The only way I can download my private videos is to click the options button for each video on the content page in YouTube STUDIO and select download.
However, this only allows me to save videos in HD quality (720p).

Finally, I would like to thank the JD2 staff for their continued hard work.

[wppcproductions]

Now getting an error saying Sign in to confirm you're not a bot.

06.09.24 17.42.35 <--> 07.09.24 10.43.08 jdlog://9045411370661/

That came up when im trying to download 10 plus videos at once .

[Wheezer]

FWIW on the YT download situation. I have it working now (sort of).
They appear to be tracking access/download requests and throttling or disabling based on their own rules.

A few things that appear to help are:

1) Do not grab links while downloading. Too much activity ends in downloads being "unavailable". If that happens, then WAIT for the block to timeout.

2) Set a low chunk rate and low simultaneous downloads. That is 1 chunk and 4 simultaneous or 2 chunks and 2 simultaneous. Too much at once seems to lead to failures.

3) Keep a private session in a different browser program open to get your cookies. Don't use it for anything else. Even with that YT may drop your account for no reason. If so, then refresh browser session, grab cookies again, refresh YT account and some unavailable downloads may come back to life.

Nothing major, but that might help some who are getting YT failures.

Cheers!
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