Method/Tut HOW TO BACKUP YOUTUBE CHANNELS

[SharmV]

Link:
nstalling Youtube-DL
sudo snap install youtube-dl
or
sudo apt install youtube-dl
Preparing
mkdir /tmp/channel; cd /tmp/channel
Get the URL of the channel in my case ‘As I Lay Dying’:

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www.youtube.com

Downloading
You can directly download ALL videos from a channel by using this command:
youtube-dl -f best -ciw -o “%(title)s.%(ext)s” -v <url-of-channel>
youtube-dl -f best -ciw -o “%(title)s.%(ext)s” -v https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05WaqA-0OLM5Y7NmmHq1hw
Explanation
-f, –format FORMAT — Video format code. The special name “best” will pick the best quality.
-c, –continue — Force resume of partially downloaded files
-i, –ignore-errors — Continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a channel
-w, –no-overwrites — do not overwrite files
-o, –output — Output filename template, this example functions similarly to the old –title option
-v, –verbose — Print various debugging information
Downloading Playlists
First of all, get the playlist. It can either be the direct URL or the ID.
URL Example:

ID Example : PLCQ95L4288YTuUZ0KInDA1koNlIyMoPNO
youtube-dl -i -f mp4 –yes-playlist

Download Single Video
youtube-dl -i -f mp4

You can also download it as mp3:
youtube-dl -i –audio-format mp3 -x