download speed stuck

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Bug report

If the problem occurs when downloading a URL please provide the full verbose output as follows:

1. Restart youtube-dl-gui
2. Go to Options > Extra tab
3. Enable Debug youtube-dl
4. Go to Options > Advanced tab and Clear your log content
5. Try to download the URL
6. Copy the whole log content and insert it between the ``` part below

What operating system do you use ?

win 10 64

List of actions to perform to reproduce the problem:

1. …post the url
2. …add
3. …download

A few days ago my download speed was fast . But today when i download i see my speed is stuck at 40~60KiB/s. I didn’t change any setting… Please help me how to fix it…

[axcore]

Switch from youtube-dl to yt-dlp, and use a GUI that is still being updated. THere is a list here.

[ThomasDNguyen]

@alexvoz Youtube intentionally botched youtube-dl’s speed. Use the alternative: yt-dlp