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Name
- YSC
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Purpose
- Session ID that ensures requests within a browsing session are made by you (abuse prevention).
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Storage duration:
- Session
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Type:
- HTTP-Cookie
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Name
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
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Purpose
- Estimates bandwidth, stores preferences and enables personalised recommendations and advertising.
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Storage duration:
- 6 months
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Type:
- HTTP-Cookie
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Name
- VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
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Purpose
- Stores your consent and privacy status for YouTube.
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Storage duration:
- 6 months
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Type:
- HTTP-Cookie
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Name
- __Secure-YNID
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Purpose
- Stores preferred settings, helps diagnose issues and is used to deliver ads.
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Storage duration:
- 6 months
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Type:
- HTTP-Cookie
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Name
- __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
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Purpose
- Used to introduce new features and measure their impact.
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Storage duration:
- 6 months
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Type:
- HTTP-Cookie
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Name
- PREF
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Purpose
- Stores preferred playback settings such as autoplay, volume and player size.
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Storage duration:
- 8 months
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Type:
- HTTP-Cookie
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Name
- yt-player-bandwidth
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Purpose
- Stores the measured bandwidth to adjust video quality.
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Storage duration:
- Unlimited (until deleted)
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Type:
- Local Storage
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Name
- yt-remote-device-id
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Purpose
- Stores a unique device ID for playback on other devices (cast).
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Storage duration:
- Unlimited (until deleted)
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Type:
- Local Storage
-
Name
- yt-remote-connected-devices
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Purpose
- Stores connected devices for playback on other devices (cast).
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Storage duration:
- Unlimited (until deleted)
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Type:
- Local Storage
-
Name
- yt-icons-last-purged
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Purpose
- Stores when cached player icons were last purged.
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Storage duration:
- Unlimited (until deleted)
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Type:
- Local Storage
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Name
- ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
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Purpose
- References the last used entry in YouTube's browser databases.
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Storage duration:
- Unlimited (until deleted)
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Type:
- Local Storage
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Name
- YouTube-Datenbanken
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Purpose
- Store player data, logs and metadata of the embedded player in the browser.
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Storage duration:
- Unlimited (until deleted)
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Type:
- IndexedDB
