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How to find media extension videos in the cache

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Unrealshade
Unrealshade
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A lot of websites use media extensions to stream videos these days. However I can't find these files in the cache. How come when I completely downloaded a video so I can replay it without downloading (I can even turn off network) I can't get it out of Firefox? All the extensions seem to need some additional download or program too. How come if it's already downloaded? I'm on Fedora GNU+Linux. Thanks!

A lot of websites use media extensions to stream videos these days. However I can't find these files in the cache. How come when I completely downloaded a video so I can replay it without downloading (I can even turn off network) I can't get it out of Firefox? All the extensions seem to need some additional download or program too. How come if it's already downloaded? I'm on Fedora GNU+Linux. Thanks!

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WestEnd
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What streaming site are you referring to?

Unrealshade
Unrealshade Eieren av spørsmålet
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Any site that uses media extensions. YouTube is an example, however there are maybe extensions that work well for YouTube but not for other websites. I want a general solution and since the file is already completely cached I think there should be a way to copy this cached file.

WestEnd
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It's probably site DRM related that you will not see it. If you want to offline watch a youtube video you need to get a 3rd party software to either download the video or stream offline for you.

Unrealshade
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No, I have DRM disabled. I hope to not use a 3rd party software, because it's possible with videos that don't use media extensions to copy them out of cache. I can also just never close the tab and I can always rewatch it. So it's already possible, I'd just like to get the video out of Firefox.