When I try to play a downloaded video, it downloads the video again

When I try to play a downloaded video, it downloads the video again

This can happen when your downloaded video has expired. You will need to download the video again.

As a registered user with a subscription plan, downloads have a validity period of 48 hours, post which the download will expire.

If you have a subscription plan, downloads have a validity period of 1 month or the Subscription end date, whichever is earlier, post which the download will expire.



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