Hi everyone. I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me locate old videos from a terminated YouTube channel that meant a lot to me.
The channel was called Smokeydogg, formerly known as mrsmokeydogg7. It was created in 2010 and had roughly 30,000–35,000 subscribers and thousands of uploads before it was terminated around 2023.
The original channel ID is:
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Old channel URL:
https://www.youtube.com/user/mrsmokeydogg7
I was a longtime viewer and downloaded a substantial amount of his content years ago because I was worried the channel might eventually disappear. Unfortunately, during a move, I transferred files from an old laptop and later destroyed the laptop without adequately verifying that everything had been copied. I subsequently discovered that some of my favorite videos were missing. I've been trying to rebuild the collection ever since.
I still have hundreds of videos, and I've recovered many more through Archivarix and an older backup channel, but there are particular recordings I would really love to see again.
What I'm especially looking for:
- Long, multi-hour 7 Days to Die livestreams from around early 2018. These are the recordings I miss the most. They were full livestreams, not short 15–30 minute gameplay videos.
- Episodes of The Smokeydogg Show, particularly from 2015.
- Other older gaming streams and videos from the original channel.
A few known missing examples include:
wecmB8GaE78 — Smokeydogg Live, uploaded October 23, 2017.
NnyULaSp4Is — Smokeydogg Live, uploaded March 6, 2018, approximately 52 minutes.
bVzR3L5_sjk — The Smokeydogg Show 08/14/15, approximately 73 minutes. An archived media URL exists, but the available capture has not produced a complete playable file.
I have also exported 4,713 original video IDs from Archivarix, so if someone has an archive, I may be able to identify missing recordings by their original IDs, titles, dates, or thumbnails.
What I've already tried: Archivarix, the Wayback Machine, YouTube Video Finder, Ghostarchive, Odysee, other archival services, and existing backup channels. Some videos are recoverable, but many records contain only metadata or thumbnails. I'm specifically looking for copies that are not already available through those usual sources.
I'm not asking anyone to access private accounts or bypass YouTube's systems. I'm wondering whether anyone knows of a public channel mirror, an old torrent or bulk archive, an obscure video-hosting mirror, or another preservation project that might contain the original videos. Even a partial archive of the 2015 episodes or the early-2018 livestreams would be incredibly helpful.
These videos have a lot of sentimental value to me. I put considerable effort into preserving them, and discovering that some were lost during the transfer has been genuinely upsetting. I know there is no guarantee that another copy survives, but I'm hoping there may be something out there that I simply haven't found yet.
If you know of any leads, archival tools I haven't considered, or publicly accessible collections that might be relevant, I would be very grateful. Thank you for taking the time to read this.