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walkingman

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1. Sounds like you might be seeing "Smart downloads".....

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 01:25 PM

Jul 5

YouTube's Smart Downloads feature automatically downloads videos for offline viewing based on your preferences. It analyzes your watch history, subscribed channels, and saved videos to predict what you'll enjoy. The feature ensures that you always have something to watch, even when you're offline.

To turn off YouTube Premium Smart Downloads on a computer, open YouTube in a browser, go to Settings > Downloads, and switch the "Smart Downloads" toggle off.

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YouTube downloading hundreds of files??!! [View all] silverweb Jul 5 OP

Sounds like you might be seeing "Smart downloads"..... walkingman Jul 5 #1

That's not it. silverweb Jul 5 #2

Have you tried another browser? Just to try and isolate if the problem is YouTube, browser, or the computer itself. walkingman Jul 5 #3

Oh, good idea! silverweb Jul 5 #4

Yup. It's the browser. silverweb Jul 5 #5

Welp, it didn't work. silverweb Jul 5 #6

Make sure you delete your cache, cookies, history in Chrome. Did you happen to add another extension walkingman Jul 5 #7

Your user profile canetoad Jul 5 #9

I'm OK with trying links canetoad Jul 5 #8

Whoa! That's weird!! silverweb Jul 6 #11

Good Idea canetoad Jul 6 #13

Imgur is not Youtube CloudWatcher Jul 6 #10

The imgur image was taken from a *screenshot* on YouTube. silverweb Jul 6 #12

Ah, sorry CloudWatcher Jul 6 #14