Feature request: Mark video as downloaded (--download-archive)

[keybounce]

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I want to mark some videos as "downloaded", to prevent them from being re-downloaded.

Specifically, there are some videos where the subtitles are 404. The video downloads fine, but the subtitles do not, so the video is not marked in the downlaoded archive list.

This means that it re-attempts to download it, re-fixes malformed audio, makes a new copy, and that winds up being re-backed up every time, and shows as a new file.

I'd like to be able to say "This is done".

[jemand771]

I know that this is no real solution, but rather a workaround.

This is what the download archive looks like: (example videos)

youtube SsfHUvi3bng
youtube XjH9_3zDNQ8
youtube 86WfMcgeyCM
youtube uGvZflwMwZ4
youtube 8JORb_RPrtA

... and so on.

As a short term solution, you could write a small script to check for those errors you mentioned and let it put the links into the file manually.

[Voblaa]

Can I specify a path to the file archive through parameters like for --output?

[mzfr]

youtube-dl detects that similar file exists in the output directory.
Can you please post any links with which you might be facing this issue