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[SOLVED] Can't download from R18, it keeps saying the video file already exists

A topic by AppleShy created Jun 01, 2022 Views: 1,062 Replies: 5
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AppleShy3 years ago (1 edit)

I'm trying to download a video I purchased from R18, and it keeps saying a video file already exists in the download location, even though it doesn't.... How to fix this?

F:\FIREFOX DOWNLOADS\jav-it_v1.7.3_windows>jav-it download -c cookies.txt -i h_898vrnet00001 /o \G:\JAVs

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2022/06/01 09:37:38 [INFO] Server source is set to R18 (Default).

2022/06/01 09:37:38 [WARN] Due to significant R18 server changes the older Itch.io engine suffers download performance issues.

2022/06/01 09:37:38 [INFO] Please use the Patreon version for the latest backend and engine performance updates.

2022/06/01 09:37:38 [INFO] Verifying if simulator driver requires downloading and caching...

2022/06/01 09:37:39 [INFO] Verifying if support modules require downloading and caching...

2022/06/01 09:37:46 [INFO] Now scanning for streams with video ID 'h_898vrnet00001'...

2022/06/01 09:37:51 [INFO] Number of videos streams detected: '1'

2022/06/01 09:37:55 [INFO] Now attempting to download video stream 1...

2022/06/01 09:37:55 [WARN] A video file with the same name already exists in your download location! Skipping!

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jav-itDeveloper3 years ago

Hi there,

Ah, you are specifying a location which already has a video with the same name already. If you wish to download the specified video, make sure the output directory does not already contain videos with the same filename.

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AppleShy3 years ago

That's the issue, though.... I don't have a video with the same name downloaded. No matter which video I try, they all give the same issue. I tried on many different directories, made sure to triple-check the video file wasn't ANYWHERE near it and still it keeps giving me the error despite the fact the folder is completely empty.....

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jav-itDeveloper3 years ago (2 edits)

You'll need to provide more information in that case. Screenshots of your command line, listing of your directories, etc. Also you wrote:

"\G:\JAVs"

 
Are you sure you want the "\" at the start? Most drive paths start with a letter, like "g:\JAVs" for example. That might be the reason your having issues.

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AppleShy3 years ago

Yeah lmao the "\" was indeed the problem and I feel fucking stupid now for not having caught that sooner. Maybe the program should've caught that instead of giving a completely unrelated error but hey ultimately it was user mistake.
Just tested without it and it works fine, downloading perfectly

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jav-itDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

Ya, it's probably the way Windows returns errors to the application (specifically, when the path is malformed). It should return an error of a bad path, rather than file exists. A workaround could probably be added to take care of this edge-case. Glad it's all working for you now!

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