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Advanced Network Settings

These settings are found in Settings → Advanced. Only change these if you know why you need to, as wrong settings can stop downloads from working.

Using a Proxy Server

A proxy acts like a middleman for your internet traffic. Social Saver can send download requests through a proxy.

Why use one? Usually for bypassing location blocks or if required by your school/work network.

How to set it up:

  1. Go to Settings → Advanced.
  2. Find the "Proxy Server URL (Optional)" field.
  3. Enter your proxy address. Common formats are:
    • http://proxy.example.com:8080 (No login)
    • http://username:[email protected]:8080 (With login)
    • socks5://127.0.0.1:1080 (SOCKS proxy)
    You'll need the correct `protocol` (http, https, socks5), `hostname` (address), `port`, and sometimes `username:password`.
  4. Leave the box "empty" if you don't need a proxy.
  5. Click "Save Settings".

Other Network Options

  • Max Retries: How many times to retry if a small part of a download fails. The default (3) is usually good.
  • Network Timeout (ms): How long (in milliseconds) to wait for a website to respond before giving up. Default is 60000 (60 seconds). Don't make this too high.
  • Custom User-Agent: Tells websites which app/browser is connecting. Usually not needed. Leave blank for default.
  • Custom Referer URL: Tells websites where you clicked from. Almost never needed. Leave blank for default.
  • Skip Unavailable Fragments (yt-dlp setting): (Default: ON) When `yt-dlp` fetches the list of media segments (especially for live streams or complex formats like HLS/DASH), this option tells it to try and ignore missing segments and provide the remaining list to the downloader (`ffmpeg`). This might result in a slightly incomplete download but often allows it to finish instead of failing. Turn OFF only if you need the download to fail if any part is missing.
  • Max Download Buffer Size: (Advanced) How much computer memory (RAM) the downloader (`ffmpeg`) uses while downloading. The default (1GB) is fine for most users. Changing this usually isn't necessary.

Always click "Save Settings" after making changes. If downloads start failing, try changing these settings back to their defaults.