
(Forgive me if this has been covered, I didn't find a solution after searching here.)
Running VLC 3.0.11 on Windows 10 (Home x64 v2004 b19041.329)
1) "Media" tab
2) "Open Network Stream"
3) Enter youtube url
4) Below right, "Play" drop-down menu; select "Convert"
5) On next screen it's worth noting: "Source" field now displays the url with backslashes

6) "Profile": "Audio - CD"
7) Wrench ("Edit Selected Profile")/"Audio codec" tab/check "Audio" and "Keep original audio track", Save
8} "Browse" folder location, name it then "Start"
9) Resulting file has 0 bytes. Multiple attempts with configuration tweaks here or there, same result.
Can anyone advise?