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URL: https://mbasic.facebook.com

Browser / Version: Firefox 117.0
Operating System: Windows 10
Tested Another Browser: Yes Edge

Problem type: Something else
Description: Cannot download videos
Steps to Reproduce:
I'm attempting to download a video from Facebook. I was trying workarounds with Video Download Helper, but found a guide to access the raw MP4 using mbasic.facebook.com.

Using this URL: https://mbasic.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0CHHNJNk4fon21hu5P6vEnqVT85qkZEnmAWCffjj37yKn8UmdJqdJmfX3trkXXgmxl&id=100001358737240&eav=AfbPO1Lgl3NGUWToJgPhZHhcyo4zxJoiiecbaFs4MqlC8woy12Va2DbaQfAkjWZ0xlA&refid=17&_ft_=encrypted_tracking_data.0AY8og8WoGieu9zCw7YJs2hywHm_kschRmoBgc7QuFqT8ixPt-KIUG-4Vo7sGPPPlR2A3HKYu2Uok0zyqqB04XgrGfC_23QEJzqyh5KL-yyVlCenQ_dWDEERKSWDXciDxysryB8o6Vb_g0z51BHGN2IEcK-_7-rGLSGbF6VYF-fUc04pM2VmyU5d--tAQW0X21NhBXUK4bWxd6RgK-nbT-45qtR14ggWmtbTxGmAh1SYMmMVuOdcA5HoN0swQ0PG1iVPIOD6p_iyrYVKNZ1s7g3ve1yvdT3lOtT-WStixbVWLpREBDlZNZ0x_LhwvOqQaj3GaGkwVnn9NEwy5GvBc_s4zs7BylQuG4ACZjMnLLirSCpykhqjy71R3wZRUXOgOu4-EGwch4W7WDAmZ1u8nrgKC-nIg8Di6eSbgpGvzw6PoBVLK7KLaHdpzsWOm4dfKWq0LFX-VSVWQkj_OD1JfGhbk1rihhxtk8uORImOGGLWm5OrZX-EpbzZ5n0wKvHUKZIkzp6qzooTUAUETHfO7FxFNdVGVGzionoluCGX6ufLZ9IauNNWk7tcv8F3gytkKk5CV4VrFKB9ZtuI7VwT84iy94wM32ll8ccYGJB9w81KhbZ8mo21eP_SAJippu9Uztmv1QDLL4XcKf0M0UOr2EkOcspY9W9kepqmgecn5We7xUlQghk2nzEjdOwOj3T8HWN42ky9lZvsL907OqTqXzNenw7XtMwINcx1xpEnOjkZgPGLir-4pZ52RR4NVkyXAJpvmwDWtgLeUS1stEJzj1x4C_kKMzF-fQaQ4jsKFVQ

I can click the link and get direct access to the MP4. But when I attempt to download it with "Save Video As", Firefox saves 11kb of HTML and not the MP4.

When I do the same process in MS Edge, it works.

So, the short version: I can directly access the "save video as" link on mbasic.facebook.com, and on Edge it works and on FF it does not.

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Closed: Moved
#127335

mbasic.facebook.com - Cannot download videos

Opened: 2023-09-20
Reporter: Pxtl
Comments: 3
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