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by business007 2053 days ago
does youtube-dl -U still works?
3 comments
ars 2053 days ago
Worked for me.

    Updating to version 2020.11.01.1 ...
    Updated youtube-dl. Restart youtube-dl to use the new version.
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MikusR 2053 days ago
I get "ERROR: can't find the current version. Please try again later."
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krick 2053 days ago
Yes it does. Why do you even ask instead of just trying?
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grokas 2053 days ago
Its not outside the realm of possibilities that someone familiar with the command might not be at their computer and therefore unable to test it at the moment, all the while the curiosity burns.

Thanks for confirming

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ThrowawayR2 2053 days ago
Auto-update didn't work for me either.

  Updating to version 2020.11.01.1 ...
  ERROR: unable to download latest version
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PawpcornII 2043 days ago
Go HERE: https://youtube-dl.org/ and download the youtube-dl.exe file directly this will give you the 2020.11.01.1 version https://youtube-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl.exe
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