YouTube Premium is one of the most popular platform where viewers could find and watch different types of videos. This platform comes with many different and fun features and functions and one of the best and most loved features is its ability to let its subscribers download videos to other devices such as phone. The question now would be, when you download the videos from YouTube Premium, where are they usually stored?
What is YouTube Premium?
Launched in November of 2014, YouTube Premium, previously called as Music Key focused on streaming music videos ad-free. This feature was limited to record labels and the platform itself offers music from both YouTube and Google Play Music.
In October of 2014, their services expanded and included all YouTube videos. This means, the service are no longer limited to music videos. May 2018, YouTube has rebranded again and has renamed the mentioned service to YouTube Premium.
Aside from ad-free content, they started to offer exclusive content wherein you would be able to watch YouTube Originals. Moreover, you would be able to listen to the videos even when your phone is locked and what is the most amazing thing about YouTube Premium videos is that you could download the videos and water them later.
YouTube Premium, unfortunately, is a paid subscription which means it is different from all YouTube content. Moreover, keep in mind as well that downloading of videos depend on where you currently are.
Where Can I Find My Downloaded YouTube Premium Files?
With you being able to download the videos from YouTube Premium, for sure you would be wondering where would your downloaded videos be stored. Do not worry as in this section of this article, we shall provide you this information.
YouTube Premium downloaded files are directly stored on your device. The video would be available for 29 days after downloading it. However, keep in mind that in some territories the availability of these videos is limited to 48 hours.
Though the videos could easily be downloaded, it would be very difficult for you to copy them as YouTube takes copyright seriously. This is the reason why the format of the videos are in EXO and BLOB.
The location on where your downloaded videos would be stored would depend on your device. For example, if you are using a computer, your videos would be located in your downloads folder. For iOS device on the other hand would be stored in your Photos app. If you are using an Android device, you would find the videos on your phone’s internal memory and if are using SD card, then, you would find it in your Data folder. To access the videos, all you have to do is open the folder and select offline.
What Is An EXO File?
EXO file is a video chunk type of file which means if it is a short video would have a single chunk and long videos have several EXO files. These types of files are used in different streaming video apps and websites.
EXO files are compressed files which means it could save a lot of space. They are encrypted as well which makes it difficult to copy. In fact, you would not be able to convert EXO files to MP4, AVI or other video formats. For you to be able to decrypt the videos is through the YouTube app itself.
What Is A BLOB File?
BLOB file is known as Binary Large Object which is like EXO file. The only difference is that a BLOB file is more versatile and could be used for different purposes. This means, it could be used for both structured and unstructured data. Though this is the case, it could only be used on software which the video was written. BLOB could be used on iOS devices.
How to Download YouTube Videos as MP4?
- Right click YouTube page
- Click Inspect
- Click on the three dots found at the top right
- Select double window
- Press Control F or Command F for Mac
- Type blob:HTTP
- Go to network tab
- Search m3u8
- Click on the link for the file with extension
- Copy the request URL
- Use video conversion software
Use VLC Media Player
- Launch VLC
- Run updates
- Select media on the toolbar
- Select Open Network Stream
- Paste in your blob URL
- Click on the arrow next to the play button
- Select convert
- Click Start
Conclusión
We hope that through this article, you were able to find useful information about YouTube Premium and where the videos are downloaded.
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