This repo contains a config file which makes it easy to download entire youtube channels, and also update them without having to re-download existing videos.
Update 2022-09: It has been a while since youtube-dl was updated, so I have updated all the commands and config to use the current most popular youtube video downloader: yt-dlp.
# Usage
Edit channel urls in `youtube-dl-channels.txt`.
Edit channel urls in `yt-dlp-channels.txt`.
Empty file `youtube-dl-archive.txt` is used to store downloaded ids.
The empty file `yt-dlp-archive.txt` is used to store downloaded video ids.
## Linux
@@ -19,3 +21,9 @@ Run using `./download_archive.sh`
## Windows
Run `download_archive.bat`
## Thanks
Thanks to https://www.reddit.com/user/Stephen304 for creating the original config, on the since deleted post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/858ny5/my_youtubedl_config_downloading_entire_channels/
There is an archive of the original post at: https://archive.ph/T4sa2