Request: Option to limit total maximum downloaded content

[polski-g]

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Feature request is an option to limit maximum consumed disk space for downloads. Something like --max-total-files-size such that the youtube-dl process would halt if the total number of bytes consumed on your local hard drive exceeds this argument. It would be a safety precaution against things like 1) Malicious user input on a web-app, 2) filling up your disk if you are trying to download an entire channel but don't realize how big it is.

This is different than --max-files as that option could by "bypassed" by a single 200GB video, for example.

[nipan09]

HI! I am a new contributor on github and I want to take up this issue. Provide me the necessary help required.

[Thomasedv]

For single files, is this not covered by the --max-filesize option? Does not download files with a size above the given filesize. Granted it doesn't completely help in your second case, but that would at least set an upper limit (number of uploads times the max size) Though having the space needed is more up to the user for situations where they want to download an entire channel, in my opinion.