Delete components after post-processing #2239

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opened 2026-02-21 00:17:25 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-21 00:17:25 -05:00

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Originally created by @stickell on GitHub (Apr 29, 2014).

When I download a 1080p Youtube video using:

youtube-dl -f 137+140 youtubeid

I get 3 files, the m4a only audio file (stream 140), the mp4 only video file (stream 137) and the merged mp4 file.
Would be nice to add an option (something like --delete-commponents) that deletes the audio/video only components after the post-processing.

Originally created by @stickell on GitHub (Apr 29, 2014). When I download a 1080p Youtube video using: ``` bash youtube-dl -f 137+140 youtubeid ``` I get 3 files, the `m4a` only audio file (stream 140), the `mp4` only video file (stream 137) and the merged `mp4` file. Would be nice to add an option (something like `--delete-commponents`) that deletes the audio/video only components after the post-processing.

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2014):

Duplicate of #2108. Once we fix it, they will be deleted by default and kept with the --keep-video option.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2014): Duplicate of #2108. Once we fix it, they will be deleted by default and kept with the `--keep-video` option.

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