To elaborate a little on this, if the format you want doesn’t have audio you may have to combine two formats. -F lists the formats, -f to choose them. As an example you can choose to combine an audio and video format like this: yt-dlp -f 136+140 [URL]
Shave it. I did when mine started going and the maintenance is super easy. I’d never go back.
At least if still downloads them you can edit them out if it’s something you want to save.
In most laptops you can remove the WiFi/Bluetooth card if you are ok with a permanent solution.