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Can I rename it? #228
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It is not possible. yt-dlp by default adds "id" to make it harder for file names to collide and if it still happens then you can add "epoch" variable to the "-o" option to make it even harder for file names to collide. If you want the file name to automatically be renamed then open a feature request with yt-dlp and make a request there and it will be easier for Media Downloader to support the behavior by adding a relevant option. |
I use lux, can you support it as yt-dlp? |
@mhogomchungu Thank you for your reply. I used the Lux xtension to download videos from a website, and found that the downloaded files all have the same name. |
For the reference, the issue you opened is this one. |
Do you use Linux or Windows version of Media Downloader? Lux has "-O" option that allows settings of a file name and the next version of Media Downloader will use this option to allow you to set a file name of your choice together with a unique value that will serve a purpose of making sure each file has a unique name. Currently supported unique identifiers are:-
Below images show how above three options can be added and how the final file name will be in the UI. Will keep this feature request open until after i made another release. |
@mhogomchungu I use Windows version of Media Downloader. |
New version is out and it has a solution for this problem. To make sure you do not get identical file names, do the following:-
A bad thing about this solutions is file names ending with a bunch of characters that makes no sense. These characters are supposed to be unique and are what makes file names unique. You can also add "%(autonumber)s" to make it possible to know file was at what position in the UI. |
If a file with the same name exists in the same directory, the program will display:
Can I continue downloading by renaming? Where should I set it up?
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