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When the OBS Replay Buffer Doesn't Work — step-by-step overview graphicTroubleshooting

When the OBS Replay Buffer Doesn't Work: Fixes by Cause Plus an Automatic Alternative (2026)

When the OBS replay buffer isn't working or won't save, we lay out how to fix it by walking through the four common causes one by one: buffer disabled, hotkey conflict, save path, and memory capacity. At the end we even compare an automatic alternative that needs no buffer setup or hotkey at all.

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How to Save FC Online Goal Moments: Capturing Your Best Goals as Clips Before They Slip Away

A curling finish, a volleyed winner. The best goals in FC Online never happen the same way twice once the moment passes. Here is a step-by-step guide to automatically saving your goals and highlights as clips.

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How to Record Long Gameplay Sessions From Start to Finish Without Stutter

When you record a two- or three-hour game session in one piece, the video stutters partway through. The cause is usually a slow disk and a huge file that has ballooned into a single chunk. Move it to an SSD and split the file, and it records smoothly to the end.

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How to Record Steam Games: Steam's Built-In Recording vs. Dedicated Programs, Fully Explained

We compare two methods step by step: Steam's built-in game recording and a dedicated program like DOR. Here's how to record any game the fastest and even make clips.

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How to Record Two Games or Multiple Windows at Once

The fastest way to capture multiple windows at once is to grab the entire display in one go, or to arrange several sources within a single scene. Here is a step-by-step on the settings, layout options, and even simpler alternatives.

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When Your Recorder Won't Detect the Game: Fixes by Cause

Is OBS Game Capture failing to grab your game and showing only a black screen? We break it down by hook failure, anti-cheat conflict, and permission problems and solve each step by step, and we've also laid out screen-capture fallback and automatic-detection alternatives.

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Recording File Won't Open? Causes of Unsupported Codecs and Incomplete MKV, Plus a 4-Step Fix (Codec Pack, VLC, Remux)

When a file you just recorded won't open on double-click or shows a black screen, the cause is usually an unsupported codec or an MKV that did not close properly. Just follow along in order: install a codec pack, open it in VLC, and remux to MP4. Record with DOR and it saves as standard MP4, so these problems never come up in the first place.

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When Your Recording Freezes on Screen but Audio Keeps Playing: How to Fix It (Convert VFR to Constant FPS)

A recording where the audio is fine but the screen freezes is usually a variable frame rate (VFR) problem. Forcing a constant frame rate (CFR) and locking your capture FPS makes the screen freezing and sync drift disappear.

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Reducing GPU Load While Recording: A Hands-On Guide to Adjusting Resolution and Bitrate and Monitoring Load

If your GPU load spikes during game recording and frames drop, lower the resolution and bitrate one notch at a time and offload the encoding computation to a dedicated GPU chip with a hardware encoder (NVENC). Here are the step-by-step settings and how to read the load.

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Why CPU Usage Spikes When You Record, and How to Fix It

The most common cause of CPU usage climbing to 90-100% during recording is the CPU encoder (x264). Moving the encoding work to the GPU (NVENC) brings CPU load down instantly. We cover everything step by step, from switching to GPU encoding to adjusting process priority.

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How to Fix Recordings Not Saving: A 3-Step Path Permission, Disk Space, and Format Checklist (2026)

We lay out, in order of most common cause, the problem of a recording you clearly made but the file is missing or won't open. Checking three things in order, save path permissions, disk space, and recording format (MP4 vs MKV), solves most cases. We also cover the OBS step-by-step method and an auto-save approach that rarely fails to save in the first place.

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How to Change Your Recording Save Location and Auto-Clean Storage: A Complete Guide

We walk you through the steps to move your OBS recording path to an SSD, how to automatically clean up old files when storage fills up, and DOR's library approach that makes managing save locations almost unnecessary.

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Downloading and Permanently Archiving Twitch Clips: The Latest Methods for 2026

Twitch clips can disappear along with a channel if it is deleted. Here is a step-by-step guide, as of 2026, to downloading Twitch clips and saving them to your own device, plus how to safely archive the source permanently.

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How to Find a Safe, Active Discord Server for Any Game

A large Discord member count does not guarantee an active or safe gaming community. Use this checklist to evaluate moderation, channels, scams and party activity before committing.

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How to Find Gaming Friends, Duos and Parties That Actually Fit

Find a duo, party or long-term gaming friend without relying on luck. Build a clear profile, choose the right community, screen safely and use a practical recruitment template.

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How to Find the Right Gaming Guild or Clan—and Know When to Leave

A guild or clan is a long-term social commitment, not just a one-night party. Compare goals, culture and requirements, apply clearly, evaluate the trial period and leave without unnecessary conflict.

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A 7-Step Workflow for Editing Game Highlight Videos: From Clip Selection to Export (2026)

We have laid out editing a game highlight (montage) video step by step, split into 7 stages: clip selection, story structure, cut editing, captions and sound effects, background music, color grading, and export. We cover free editing programs, recommended export settings, and how to cut editing time with DOR's automatic clips, all in one place.

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How to Clip Valorant: Auto-Save Aces and Clutches (2026)

Valorant now has replays, but they disappear once their retention period passes. Here's how to keep your kills, aces, and clutches as automatic clips with DOR and edit them into Shorts.

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How to Record Games at a Korean PC Café (PC Bang): A Safe, Practical Guide

Recording at a Korean PC café is possible when the venue permits it, but shared-PC restrictions make preparation and privacy especially important. Learn how to check permissions, choose a recording method, manage files and leave no personal data behind.

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PUBG Recording File Size: Save Space Without Ruining Video Quality

PUBG recordings can consume more storage than the game itself over time. Calculate file size from bitrate, choose practical quality settings, and organize OBS or DOR clips before the drive fills up.

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What Is a Clutch? How to Clip Your Clutch Moments (2026)

A clutch is a decisive play where you single-handedly overturn a 1-versus-many numbers disadvantage. We cover what a clutch is and where the term comes from, the signature clutch scenes in Valorant, CS2, and League of Legends, and how to catch those unpredictable moments and save them as clips.

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CS2 Graphics Settings: See Enemies Better While Keeping Your Frames

CS2 graphics settings are not only about raising FPS. Here are per-option recommendations balanced for enemy visibility and stable frames.

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How to Record League of Legends: Auto-Save Replays and Pentakill Highlights (2026)

How to record your League of Legends gameplay and replays lag-free, and automatically save highlights like pentakills and Baron steals as clips. We walk through everything step by step, from manual OBS recording to DOR's automatic recording and recommended settings.

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How to Watch League of Legends Replays: From Downloading Match History to Saving Videos Forever (2026)

How to download and watch LoL replays from the client and OP.GG, the view and playback-speed features, and how to keep them forever as videos that survive past patches, all laid out step by step.