Always crash in the new PC

[MichaelCha2018]

I’m currently using version 2.18.2. It downloads fine on my current PC, but when copied to a new PC, clicking Start Download causes it to freeze briefly then crash. I’ve tried updating to the latest 2.19.1 version and updating yt-dlp.exe to the latest build—still crashes. I also logged into my YouTube account in Firefox and selected Firefox for cookies, but it didn’t help. Every time, it freezes for a second then crashes right after clicking Start Download.

[MichaelCha2018]

It works perfectly on my original computer. Downloads function normally whether I update yt-dlp.exe or not, and even without enabling cookies.

[wusumu]

crash too

[ich0x]

Add a screenshot, link, something. If it's youtube you are downloading, you are pretty much forced to update yt-dlp daily on nightly or master and use updated deno binaries.

You need to:

1. switch to yt-dlp nightly now using the gui's updater...

~or~

2. switch to master using terminal and using the 'master' branch of yt-dlp;
   Browse to the where the yt-dlp.exe folder is and open a terminal from there, run yt-dlp --update-to master

while you are at this screen update deno & ffmpeg too - every update helps for better compatibility and better output files when converting.

Originally posted by @ich0x in #349

[ich0x]

Close this issue, as it is not a yt-interface problem.