I'm downloading an entire YouTube channel consisting of about 10,000 videos. Sometimes the download stops due to errors like 'content too short' or 'connection interrupted'. However, is there a way to automatically restart the download? There is probably a batch file you can make, but I don't know how to make one.
This is the command I use to download:
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This answer won't work on older versions of youtube-dl. You need to update youtube-dl to the latest version. If you have Python installed on your system, you can install the latest version of youtube-dl locally inside a Python virtual environment, or you can download the latest version of youtube-dl and install it globally.
In Ubuntu 14.04 and later youtube-dl is also a snap package. To install it type:
Open the terminal and type:
Download All Videos From Youtube Channel 1
...where <url-of-channel> is replaced by the URL of the channel.
Note: If you are downloading a lot of videos, you should change directories to the directory where you want to save the videos before you start downloading them.
Explanation
How To Download All Videos From A Youtube Channel Mac
If you look youtube-dl man page you will see option to resume partial downloads.
Man Page Link
Videos From Youtube Download
How To Download All Videos From A Youtube Channel Playlist
you should use the option '--download-archive'. That will skip already downloaded videos from your playlist/channel.