a crude & easy way to keep the embedded video files in the flash that those websites that don't want us to be able to keep their content use; even the ones the special plugins and websites and whatnot don't seem to be able to keep.

July 3, 2006 12:54 AM

a crude & easy way to keep the embedded video files in the flash that those websites that don't want us to be able to keep their content use; even the ones the special plugins and websites and whatnot don't seem to be able to keep.

1. firefox.
2. determine the location of firefox's cache on your system (about:cache is quick).
3. open explorer window to that cache dir.
4. clear cache in firefox (tools -> options -> privacy -> cache)
5. browse to the video clip you'd like to keep, let clip spool.
6. look in the explorer window. rename the largest file you see in there yourfilename.flv, then move it to the directory you'd like to keep it in.

once you've gotten started, you don't need to clear the cache very often. it'll become readily apparent which new cache files are the video content.

i know this isn't a question, per se, but i've seen it asked a often and didn't get a chance to answer at the time(s).

posted by radiosilents to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

If you don't want to everytime clear the cache for whatever reason, you could also just sort the explorer (or finder) window by date descending. The first larger file should be the video.
posted by uncle harold at 1:25 AM on July 3, 2006

VideoDownloader, a firefox extension, is far easier.
posted by Gary at 2:19 AM on July 3, 2006

Response by poster: my post is specifically a solution for those sites which extensions like that don't work for.
posted by radiosilents at 2:23 AM on July 3, 2006

AnswerFilter?
posted by null terminated at 6:33 AM on July 3, 2006

TellMe?
posted by exhilaration at 6:54 AM on July 3, 2006