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How to stop Youtube Videos from loading?

12 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-stop-youtube-videos-from-loading.176633/

ariftwister
ariftwister Original post #1
Aug 7, 2013 at 11:08 AM
I dont want the youtube video to buffer/load while i visit to read only comments. is there any way to temporarily stop them from loading/buffering ?
abhidev
abhidev #2
Aug 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM
right click on the video and select 'Stop Download'
Nerevarine
Aug 7, 2013 at 1:07 PM
^It doesnt appear anymore
abhidev
abhidev #4
Aug 7, 2013 at 1:50 PM
ohh...well then just point the cue to the end of the video :D
Zangetsu
Aug 7, 2013 at 2:16 PM
I dont want the youtube video to buffer/load while i visit to read only comments. is there any way to temporarily stop them from loading/buffering ?

u will have to use some addons/plugins for blocking flash video download...
check in firefox addons section
SaiyanGoku
Aug 8, 2013 at 1:13 AM
If you use chrome go to settings -> Advanced Settings -> Plug-ins.
Select Click to play and then Done.
baiju
baiju #9
Aug 8, 2013 at 6:07 PM
I use flash block plugin in firefox.

For opera go to Preferences > Advanced > Content > Enable plug-ins only on demand.
SaiyanGoku
Aug 9, 2013 at 1:54 AM
Any specific add-on for Firefox?

Go to Options -> Applications tab -> Select 'always ask' under the action column for every type of media file. this should work.

Also, install Adblock plus to block flash based ads.
Vyom
Vyom #11
Aug 9, 2013 at 11:10 AM
ohh...well then just point the cue to the end of the video :D

When YT removed the "stop download" option from the context menu, it sucked pretty hard.

But your suggestion is good for temporarily stopping the video! :doublethumb:
mikael_schiffer
Aug 24, 2013 at 1:38 PM
ohh...well then just point the cue to the end of the video :D
This is what i do....
Its easy, simple, requires ONE click and no messing around with addons and settings..even my Grandma can do this (actually she's expired but if she was alive, am she sure could do this)
Dunno why people seek complicated solutions to an easy work-around :(