If Ctrl + C doesn't work (common with some external downloaders or complex scripts), try pressing it twice quickly or use Ctrl + Break on Windows. 2. Pausing vs. Stopping
If you have "Quick Edit Mode" enabled in your Command Prompt, highlighting any text with your mouse will pause the process. Pressing any key will resume it. 3. Automated Stopping: Using Flags yt-dlp stop download
You can temporarily suspend the process by pressing Ctrl + Z . To resume it later in the same session, type fg and press Enter. If Ctrl + C doesn't work (common with
You can tell yt-dlp to stop automatically when certain conditions are met using specific flags in your command: Stopping If you have "Quick Edit Mode" enabled
yt-dlp does not have a native "pause" command, but you can achieve a similar result:
Simply use Ctrl + C to stop. When you're ready to continue, run the exact same command again. yt-dlp will check the existing file on your disk and resume downloading from where it left off.
The most common way to stop an active download is through terminal shortcuts: