If VLC does successfully dump the transport stream ( .ts ), it does so without compression, filling up your hard drive incredibly fast. 🛠️ How to Properly Record Live Streams in VLC
If neither of those work, it is safe to send that file to the Recycle Bin and free up your storage space! vlc-record-2021-05-24-16h17m26s-index-dvr.m3u8-...
When you press the red record button in VLC while watching a standard MP4 or MKV file, VLC simply copies the raw video and audio data into a new, playable file on your computer. If VLC does successfully dump the transport stream (
: This is the default prefix VLC gives to any file created using its manual recording feature. : This is the default prefix VLC gives
Go to the top menu and click > Convert / Save (or press Ctrl + R on Windows / Cmd + R on Mac). Click the Network tab at the top.
To understand why this happens, we can look at the anatomy of the file name itself:
Instead of downloading the actual video chunks, VLC often just records the text-based index file or creates a raw dump of the incoming stream.