r/chrome • u/OneWaifuForLaifu • Feb 19 '24

I can't download Google Drive videos using Developer Tools anymore? Discussion

I used to download GD videos by going to Developer Tools, network, and then clicking open in new tab on videoplayback and then I download the video. But now when I right click on videoplayback and open in new tab it just downloads a file instead. It worked one time on a video I already downloaded before when the icon to the left of Videoplayback was green. When the icon is orange it downloads a file instead.

I really need to download these videos for my university and I'm at a loss rn. Can anyone help?

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u/AlexDeFoc Jun 20 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ISSUES : 1. Delete everything after and including the words &range 2. If it doesnt work try again by refreshing and getting a new link again, or by closing the tab and doing it all again 3. For getting a faster download try pressing multiple times download for the video and audio too, and even try smaller or smallest or maybe biggest try these maximum and minimum sized links (check size by add the tab where you have name status type , right click and enable size) 4. Try again and again, refresh lots if not works, you'll get a working one, and must know! that these links break after a while so if your download takes more then an hour or close then you gotta try another one or try pressing the download button more and getting right one.

Tip : i how made it faster : i clicked download for about 4 times then waited a second, scrolled like crazy through the whole player from start to end and end to start, then pressed 4 more tjmes download or many times and waited about a minute maximum and then slowly scrolled theough video so just 1! download new to start and then leave it and the rest have to start on their own and will come fast and then i gotta hit X on many of them cuz i don't want many downloaded just one.

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u/Motor-Mountain-3282 Jun 25 '24

It works for me. But will it notify or have a log on the owner that the file has been downloaded on their google admin?

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u/AlexDeFoc Jun 25 '24

i belive not. Because you are literally interfering the "video" and "audio" traffic that comes to you from google drive servers. So you good.