Download YouTube Video
Now i'm going to show you a trick which will allow you to copy and store YouTube videos without any additional software, and will not cost you additional bandwidth.
Steps To Download/Copy YouTube Video to Your PC
Before performing the steps given below, make sure the hidden files are visible in Windows explorer. Make your hidden folders/files unhide in windows.Step 1:
Browse and watch YouTube in any web browser.
Step 2:
If you like a video you watched, do not close the browser window or tab. In order to copy the downloaded video you need to keep the browser window open.
Step 3:
Navigate to the following location:
Windows XP: C drive:\Documents and Settings\USER_NAME\Local Settings\Temp
Windows Vista or Windows 7: C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Temp
Step 4:
In the temp folder look for file which has the name "fla*Some_Number*.tmp", for example: fla128.tmp or fla36.tmp.
Step 5:
Step 5:
The fla*.tmp file is the video that was downloaded to your local cache. Copy the file to another folder and rename it to "Whatever_You_Like .flv"
That’s It, using the above steps you can download or store a video from YouTube without any software. You can use a FLV player which can play all codes to watch the downloaded video or even play FLV files in Windows Media Player using a FLV codec.
Note: Sometime you will get an error while copying and pasting the fla*.tmp file to another folder, you can download a software called Unlocker to release locks on the file.
