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- Saves a reusable copy of posts' details that are found so that they can be re-downloaded again
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- Logs failed ones in a file to so that you can try to download them later
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## How it works
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- For **Windows** and **Linux** users, there are executable files to run easily without installing a third party program. But if you are a paranoid like me, you can **[compile it from source code](docs/COMPILE_FROM_SOURCE.md)**.
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- **MacOS** users have to **[compile it from source code](docs/COMPILE_FROM_SOURCE.md)**.
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## **[Compiling it from source code](docs/COMPILE_FROM_SOURCE.md)**
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*\* MacOS users have to use this option.*
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## Additional options
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Script also accepts additional options via command-line arguments. Get further information from **[`--help`](docs/COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENTS.md)**
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## Setting up the script
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You need to create an imgur developer app in order API to work. Go to https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient and fill the form (It does not really matter how you fill it). It should redirect you to a page where it shows your **imgur_client_id** and **imgur_client_secret**.
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You need to create an imgur developer app in order API to work. Go to https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient and fill the form (It does not really matter how you fill it).
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## FAQ
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### What do the dots resemble when getting posts?
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- Each dot means that 100 posts are scanned.
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It should redirect you to a page where it shows your **imgur_client_id** and **imgur_client_secret**.
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### Getting posts is taking too long.
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- You can press Ctrl+C to interrupt it and start downloading.
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## [FAQ](docs/FAQ.md)
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### How are filenames formatted?
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- Self posts and images that are not belong to an album are formatted as **`[SUBMITTER NAME]_[POST TITLE]_[REDDIT ID]`**.
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You can use *reddit id* to go to post's reddit page by going to link **reddit.com/[REDDIT ID]**
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- An image in an imgur album is formatted as **`[ITEM NUMBER]_[IMAGE TITLE]_[IMGUR ID]`**
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Similarly, you can use *imgur id* to go to image's imgur page by going to link **imgur.com/[IMGUR ID]**.
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### How do I open self post files?
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- Self posts are held at reddit as styled with markdown. So, the script downloads them as they are in order not to lose their stylings.
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However, there is a [great Chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-viewer/ckkdlimhmcjmikdlpkmbgfkaikojcbjk) for viewing Markdown files with its styling. Install it and open the files with [Chrome](https://www.google.com/intl/tr/chrome/).
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However, they are basically text files. You can also view them with any text editor such as Notepad on Windows, gedit on Linux or Text Editor on MacOS
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### How can I change my credentials?
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- All of the user data is held in **config.json** file which is in a folder named "Bulk Downloader for Reddit" in your **Home** directory. You can edit
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them, there.
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## Changes on *master*
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### [06/08/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/210238d0865febcb57fbd9f0b0a7d3da9dbff384)
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- Sending headers when requesting a file in order not to be rejected by server.
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### [04/08/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/426089d0f35212148caff0082708a87017757bde)
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- Disabled printing post types to console
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### [30/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/af294929510f884d92b25eaa855c29fc4fb6dcaa)
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- Now opens web browser and goes to Imgur when prompts for Imgur credentials
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### [26/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/1623722138bad80ae39ffcd5fb38baf80680deac)
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- Improved verbose mode
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- Minimalized the console output
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- Added quit option for auto quitting the program after process finishes
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### [25/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/1623722138bad80ae39ffcd5fb38baf80680deac)
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- Added verbose mode
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- Stylized the console output
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### [24/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/7a68ff3efac9939f9574c2cef6184b92edb135f4)
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- Added OP's name to file names (backwards compatible)
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- Deleted # char from file names (backwards compatible)
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- Improved exception handling
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### [23/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/7314e17125aa78fd4e6b28e26fda7ec7db7e0147)
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- Splited download() function
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- Added erome support
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- Removed exclude feature
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- Bug fixes
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### [22/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/6e7463005051026ad64006a8580b0b5dc9536b8c)
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- Put log files in a folder named "LOG_FILES"
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- Fixed the bug that makes multireddit mode unusable
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### [21/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/4a8c2377f9fb4d60ed7eeb8d50aaf9a26492462a)
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- Added exclude mode
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### [20/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/7548a010198fb693841ca03654d2c9bdf5742139)
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- "0" input for no limit
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- Fixed the bug that recognizes none image direct links as image links
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### [19/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/41cbb58db34f500a8a5ecc3ac4375bf6c3b275bb)
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- Added v.redd.it support
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- Added custom exception descriptions to FAILED.json file
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- Fixed the bug that prevents downloading some gfycat URLs
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### [13/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/9f831e1b784a770c82252e909462871401a05c11)
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- Changed config.json file's path to home directory
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### [12/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/50a77f6ba54c24f5647d5ea4e177400b71ff04a7)
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- Added binaries for Windows and Linux
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- Wait on KeyboardInterrupt
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- Accept multiple subreddit input
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- Fixed the bug that prevents choosing "[0] exit" with typing "exit"
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### [11/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/a28a7776ab826dea2a8d93873a94cd46db3a339b)
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- Improvements on UX and UI
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- Added logging errors to CONSOLE_LOG.txt
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- Using current directory if directory has not been given yet.
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### [10/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/ffe3839aee6dc1a552d95154d817aefc2b66af81)
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- Added support for *self* post
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- Now getting posts is quicker
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## [Changes on *master*](docs/CHANGELOG.md)
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# Changes on *master*
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## [06/08/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/210238d0865febcb57fbd9f0b0a7d3da9dbff384)
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- Sending headers when requesting a file in order not to be rejected by server.
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## [04/08/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/426089d0f35212148caff0082708a87017757bde)
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- Disabled printing post types to console
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## [30/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/af294929510f884d92b25eaa855c29fc4fb6dcaa)
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- Now opens web browser and goes to Imgur when prompts for Imgur credentials
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## [26/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/1623722138bad80ae39ffcd5fb38baf80680deac)
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- Improved verbose mode
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- Minimalized the console output
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- Added quit option for auto quitting the program after process finishes
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## [25/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/1623722138bad80ae39ffcd5fb38baf80680deac)
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- Added verbose mode
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- Stylized the console output
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## [24/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/7a68ff3efac9939f9574c2cef6184b92edb135f4)
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- Added OP's name to file names (backwards compatible)
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- Deleted # char from file names (backwards compatible)
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- Improved exception handling
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## [23/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/7314e17125aa78fd4e6b28e26fda7ec7db7e0147)
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- Splited download() function
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- Added erome support
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- Removed exclude feature
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- Bug fixes
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## [22/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/6e7463005051026ad64006a8580b0b5dc9536b8c)
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- Put log files in a folder named "LOG_FILES"
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- Fixed the bug that makes multireddit mode unusable
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## [21/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/4a8c2377f9fb4d60ed7eeb8d50aaf9a26492462a)
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- Added exclude mode
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## [20/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/7548a010198fb693841ca03654d2c9bdf5742139)
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- "0" input for no limit
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- Fixed the bug that recognizes none image direct links as image links
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## [19/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/41cbb58db34f500a8a5ecc3ac4375bf6c3b275bb)
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- Added v.redd.it support
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- Added custom exception descriptions to FAILED.json file
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- Fixed the bug that prevents downloading some gfycat URLs
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## [13/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/9f831e1b784a770c82252e909462871401a05c11)
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- Changed config.json file's path to home directory
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## [12/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/50a77f6ba54c24f5647d5ea4e177400b71ff04a7)
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- Added binaries for Windows and Linux
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- Wait on KeyboardInterrupt
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- Accept multiple subreddit input
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- Fixed the bug that prevents choosing "[0] exit" with typing "exit"
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## [11/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/a28a7776ab826dea2a8d93873a94cd46db3a339b)
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- Improvements on UX and UI
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- Added logging errors to CONSOLE_LOG.txt
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- Using current directory if directory has not been given yet.
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## [10/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/ffe3839aee6dc1a552d95154d817aefc2b66af81)
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- Added support for *self* post
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- Now getting posts is quicker
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# FAQ
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## What do the dots resemble when getting posts?
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- Each dot means that 100 posts are scanned.
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## Getting posts is taking too long.
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- You can press Ctrl+C to interrupt it and start downloading.
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## How are filenames formatted?
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- Self posts and images that are not belong to an album are formatted as **`[SUBMITTER NAME]_[POST TITLE]_[REDDIT ID]`**.
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You can use *reddit id* to go to post's reddit page by going to link **reddit.com/[REDDIT ID]**
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- An image in an imgur album is formatted as **`[ITEM NUMBER]_[IMAGE TITLE]_[IMGUR ID]`**
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Similarly, you can use *imgur id* to go to image's imgur page by going to link **imgur.com/[IMGUR ID]**.
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## How do I open self post files?
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- Self posts are held at reddit as styled with markdown. So, the script downloads them as they are in order not to lose their stylings.
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However, there is a [great Chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-viewer/ckkdlimhmcjmikdlpkmbgfkaikojcbjk) for viewing Markdown files with its styling. Install it and open the files with [Chrome](https://www.google.com/intl/tr/chrome/).
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However, they are basically text files. You can also view them with any text editor such as Notepad on Windows, gedit on Linux or Text Editor on MacOS
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## How can I change my credentials?
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- All of the user data is held in **config.json** file which is in a folder named "Bulk Downloader for Reddit" in your **Home** directory. You can edit
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them, there.
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