I’m trying to download some videos from dropbox that the account owner has disabled downloads for. Are there any tools or methods to bypass this and download them anyway other than screen recording?

  • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 hours ago

    I’d start with disabling JavaScript, reload the page, then right click and see if you can save the file.

    Next up would be an M3U downloaded plugin in your browser.

    Last up would be YT-DLP.

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      5 hours ago

      When I disabled javascript I got a pure white page. Can you recommend an M3U downloader plugin for firefox? I’ve never heard of them before. I tried yt-dlp and it said no video formats found

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        16 minutes ago

        Video Download Helper used be gold standard but now require companion app. HLS Downloader might better, but never test that one.

        Can also go to network anaylsis tab of devtool and looks for mp4 or m3u8 link, then paste to yt-dlp for download. Usually just work. Maybe need Referer header using --add-headers "Referer:..." from request.