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title: Cookies
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description: Signed-in downloads, restricted content, and cookie setup
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---
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Cookies reuse your browser's signed-in session so VidBee can download content that requires login or verification, such as subscriber-only items, age-gated pages, or private links.
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## When you need cookies
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- Content that requires an account to view or download.
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- Age-gated or region-locked pages.
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- Private links or lists visible only to signed-in users.
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## Two ways to use cookies in VidBee
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### Option 1: Read cookies from your browser
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In **Settings**, select your browser. VidBee will try to detect the browser profile path automatically. You can also enter the profile path manually.
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**Supported browsers (platform dependent):**
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- **Windows: Firefox only. Other browsers cannot be used for cookie reading.**
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- macOS: Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, and more.
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- Linux: Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Firefox, and more.
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**Steps:**
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1. Open VidBee → Settings → Cookies.
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2. Select a browser and confirm the profile path.
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3. Go back and start the download again.
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If detection fails or the path is invalid, manually choose the actual browser profile directory.
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On Windows, if you are not using Firefox, switch to the cookies file method.
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### Option 2: Import a cookies file
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You can import a **Netscape-formatted** cookies file. This is useful when reading the browser profile is not possible.
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**Steps:**
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1. Export a Netscape cookies file using a browser extension.
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2. Open VidBee → Settings → Cookies file, and select the exported file.
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3. Click Clear to disable it.
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## Recommendations
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- Prefer browser-based cookies when possible, because it's easier to maintain.
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- If browser reading fails, switch to a cookies file.
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- Cookies files expire. Re-export when your account state changes.
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## Troubleshooting
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- **Profile path is invalid**: Ensure the folder exists and points to the real browser profile directory.
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- **Still asks for login**: Confirm your browser is signed in and re-save the setting.
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- **Browser read failed**: Close the browser and retry, or switch to a cookies file.
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## Privacy and security
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Cookies are equivalent to your login session. Keep them private and never share or upload them. If you suspect leakage, sign out and change your password.
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