VLC : Error, Unable to save subtitles
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Solution 1
It appears the cache subfolder is missing. For Ubuntu Linux just open terminal and run mkdir ~/.cache/vlc
Solution 2
Some had to delete an existing vlc folder in the ~/.cache directory, recreate it with mkdir and then restart vlc.
Case you are using the snap, mkdir ~/snap/vlc/common/.cache/vlc .
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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user227495 over 1 year
I use Ubuntu 18.04 with VLC 3.0.7. Since some time ago, I am not able to automatically download subtitles through VLC. I have to use the Click here to open the file option in the error dialogue and download them using Firefox. The subtitles were supposed to be automatically downloaded to the folder in which the video file is located.
I tried setting folder permissions using
chmod
as777
and755
. Both failed. Any help will be great. -
xpuu about 4 yearsor
mkdir ~/snap/vlc/common/.cache/vlc
if installed by snap -
leo monsaingeon over 3 yearsand don't forget to give write permissions to the newly created folder,
sudo chmod -R a+rwx /home/your_username/.cache/vlc
(just worked for me on ubuntu 20.04 focal fossa with apt install, I suppose the same should work for snap installs) -
vcamargo about 3 years@leomonsaingeon I think - other than safer - you should be fine with
chmod -R chmod -R a+rwx,o-x
/chmod -R 776
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