From 896d9b3f2e33e5b7029a5495b54ede2d5e55527c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 15:21:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [Extractors] Use robots.txt method of exporting cookies (#54)

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 Extractors.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Extractors.md b/Extractors.md
index 243dc24..7750d07 100644
--- a/Extractors.md
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@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ To export cookies that will remain working with yt-dlp, you will need to export
 
 One way to do this is through a private browsing/incognito window:
 1. Open a new private browsing/incognito window and log into YouTube
-2. Open a new tab and **close the YouTube tab**
-3. Export `youtube.com` cookies from the browser then **close the private browsing/incognito window** so the session is never opened in the browser again.
+2. In same window and same tab from step 1, navigate to `https://www.youtube.com/robots.txt` (this should be the **only** private/incognito browsing tab open)
+3. Export `youtube.com` cookies from the browser, then **close the private browsing/incognito window** so that the session is never opened in the browser again.
 
 
 ## Passing Visitor Data without cookies