1. The Video Is Private (Most Common — 60% of Cases)

Symptom: the tool says "private or login required". Fix: there isn't one — and there shouldn't be. Check the icon on the video. Friends-only and group videos will never download. Ask the uploader to set it to Public, then retry.

2. You Pasted a Partial or Broken Link

Symptom: "This doesn't look like a Facebook link" error. Fix: forwarded links (e.g. via WhatsApp) are often truncated with ... in the middle. Open the original post and copy again via Share → Copy Link. The link must contain the full facebook.com or fb.watch address.

3. The fb.watch Short Link Didn't Resolve First Try

Symptom: "fetch failed" the first time, works the second. Fix: open the fb.watch link in Chrome first, wait until it becomes a full facebook.com link, then paste that full link into the tool. This worked 8 out of 10 times in my tests.

4. Free Limit (5/day) Is Used Up

Symptom: worked in the morning, "limit reached" by evening. Fix: wait until tomorrow (it resets daily) or go Pro — unlimited + HD + batch included.

5. The Video Was Deleted or Its Privacy Changed

Symptom: "video not found". Fix: open the link on Facebook — if it says "content not available" there too, the video is gone. No tool can bring it back.

6. A Browser or Network Hiccup

Quick checklist:

• Switch WiFi ↔ mobile data and retry.
• Update Chrome — old browsers sometimes block downloads.
• Turn off your ad-blocker once (it occasionally blocks the download button).
• Wait 1–2 minutes and retry — Facebook throttles requests at times.

7. Some Tool Is Asking for Your Facebook Login

Plain advice: don't log in there. A real downloader never needs your Facebook password. Password-asking sites often steal accounts. Our tool never asks for login — free or Pro.

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