Users often enjoy watching YouTube and may use YouTube Downloader to assist with downloading YouTube videos to their computers. Although using YouTube Downloader to download YouTube videos isn't bad, it requires multiple steps such as obtaining the link, clicking download, and running the YouTube Downloader software on the computer, which also consumes storage space.
An easier and faster alternative is to download YouTube videos with IDM. Not only does this software support downloading YouTube videos via IDM, but it also helps users download all links and software instead of using the browser. However, sometimes you may encounter errors like 'cannot locate this browser in basic integration database' when trying to download links from the browser to IDM. Follow our instructions below to avoid encountering 'cannot locate this browser in basic integration database' in the future.
Fixing IDM's issue of not finding this browser in its basic integration database:
Step 1: Open the IDM software on your computer. Select Options.
Step 2: Pay attention to the browser you are using to download links, for example, Google Chrome may have lost its checkmark.
Step 3: Check the box next to Google Chrome browser and click OK.
Step 4: Click again on the link you just downloaded.
The download link has appeared. Click Start Download to proceed as usual. For other browsers, if you encounter the 'cannot find this browser in basic integration database' error, you can do the same.
The aforementioned steps are Mytour's guide on fixing the 'cannot find this browser in basic integration database' error, enabling IDM to continue downloading on the browser.
In some cases, users also encounter issues downloading .MKV files with IDM. If you encounter this situation, you can fix the 'unable to download .MKV file' error on IDM using Mytour's simple tricks. Wish you success!