Save, locate and play
- Copy the public Facebook video link and paste it into VidTote.
- Find the video, choose an available quality and select Save MP4.
- Follow the browser’s Save dialog or download prompt. The folder may be Downloads or a location you selected.
- Open the browser’s download list and check that the transfer finished.
- Reveal the file in its folder and open it in a player. Check picture and sound.
Use the fallback that your browser offers
Try browser download asks the source to deliver an attachment; the browser and source decide how to handle it. It is a request to save, not proof of a completed file.
Open video file opens the source file in a separate tab. A browser may offer Save video as or another download control there. Playing the video is not the same as saving it.
If a browser’s transfer method is blocked, another browser or available MP4 quality may work. VidTote does not relay the video through its server as a fallback.
Check the actual result
A file can finish transferring yet be incompatible with a particular player. Try another available quality or a compatible player if needed.
Source audio metadata can be incomplete. A sound-status label is not a file inspection; listen to the saved file before treating it as usable.
Questions
Why did opening the file start playback instead of a download?
The browser can display a supported video directly. Use the controls it offers to save a persistent copy, then locate and open that file.
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