Installation Issue: sh: /usr/local/bin/yt-dip: No such file or directory about macytdl HOT 4 CLOSED

Thanks for making contact. Sorry about the error. There is no need to create a folder called "yt-dlp". MacYTDL installs yt-dlp into "/usr/local/bin" if there is no Homebrew/MacPorts install.

In version 1.24 I tried to pick up Homebrew installs if they preceded MacYTDL. It was a bit tricky as Homebrew installs in different locations for ARM/Intel Macs. On ARM Macs, it uses "/opt/hombrew/bin"/.

Can you help with a few questions ?

• Is there a file or alias/symlink called "yt-dlp" in "/usr/local/bin" ?
  • If so, is it a file or symlink/alias ?
  • If a symlink/alias, where is the original stored ?
• Is there a file or alias/symlink called "yt-dlp" in "/opt/homebrew/bin" ?
  • If so, is it a file or symlink/alias ?
  • If a symlink/alias, where is the original stored ?

If you have something called "yt-dlp" inside "/usr/local/bin", please delete it. MacYTDL should then look for the Homebrew install.

If the Homebrew yt-dlp install worked, you should have a symlink in "/opt/hombrew/bin/. As an experiment, can you delete that symlink (or just move it to the Desktop) and try MacYTDL again ?

Can you advise why you installed yt-dlp with Homebrew ?

Many thanks again.

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Hello,

Unfortunately I cannot find the symlink/alias file in either /usr/local/bin or /opt/homebrew/bin, even after reinstalling yt-dlp using homebrew. There's no particular reason I installed using homebrew, it simply was the most convenient and yt-dlp has been working perfectly via terminal.

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I cannot find the symlink/alias file in either /usr/local/bin or /opt/homebrew/bin

That's odd. When I used Homebrew to install yt-dlp, a symlink was saved into /opt/homebrew/bin. Can you have a look in /opt/Homebrew/Cellar. It has to be somewhere.

Something to keep in mind with Homebrew is that it downloads, builds and installs all dependencies. So, with yt-dlp, you also get a full Python install. The yt-dlp_macos released on GitHub has everything built in. Also, you have to manually update using Homebrew. MacYTDL can check for and install updates to yt-dlp.

Thanks.

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I found the bug. Forgot to tell MacYTDL that yt-dlp is to be called from /opt/homebrew/bin if Homebrew install is present. A fix will be in the next release.

Don't know why you can't find it. I did an other clean Homebrew install of yt-dlp today and found a symlink in /opt/homebrew/bin and an executable in "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/yt-dlp/2023.3.4/libexec/bin/yt-dlp".

In the meantime, the only way for you to use MacYTDL is to remove the Homebrew install of yt-dlp. If that's inconvenient, you could look at other GUIs. One that I can recommend is Downie. It has a complex set of preferences but is solid, highly functional and actively developed. I think it's the best video downloader I've seen.

Many thanks for raising the issue.

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