{"id":217,"date":"2018-05-18T05:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T05:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/?p=217"},"modified":"2018-05-18T05:01:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T05:01:24","slug":"troubleshooting-error-loading-media-file-could-not-be-played","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/troubleshooting-error-loading-media-file-could-not-be-played\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubleshooting &#8211; Error Loading Media File Could not be Played"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Error-loading-media-File-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Error-loading-media-File-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Error-loading-media-File.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether to develop a new skill or to learn a new recipe, most of us turn to video tutorials nowadays. With videos on every subject and the convenience it offers, it\u2019s hard not to depend on them.<\/p>\n<p>Suppose when you try to open one such video with MOV format, \u2018Error in loading media: file could not be played\u2019 error occurs. What will you do in such situations? Here in this article we give you tips on troubleshooting the error and help you watch your video again.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Delete cache, cookies and browser history<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Browsers store small pieces of information to speed up loading process and give you a better user experience. But over time, these accumulate and can create certain issues. So, it is a good idea to delete them every now and then. Here are steps to delete cache and cookies in Chrome.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots (on the top right corner)<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>More tools &gt; Clear browsing data<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At the top, choose a time range. You can select \u2018<strong>All Time<\/strong>\u2019 to delete everything<\/li>\n<li>Check the boxes \u2018<strong>Cookies and other site data<\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018<strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Then click on <strong>Clear<\/strong> data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, try playing the video file. If the issue persists, update Google Chrome using the steps provided in the next section.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Update Google Chrome<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Update Google Chrome using the steps below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots (on the top right corner)<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Help &gt; About Google Chrome<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You should see an <strong>Update Chrome<\/strong> option, click on it. This will update your Chrome browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this doesn\u2019t help resolve the issue, proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Reset browser settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Resetting your browser settings may help resolve the error. Follow these steps to reset them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots (on the top right corner)<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Settings &gt; Advanced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Rest and Cleanup<\/strong>, click on <strong>Reset settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Disable hardware acceleration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hardware acceleration is generally enabled to provide a better viewing experience. Try disabling it and play your media file. To disable hardware acceleration, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots (on the top right corner)<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Settings &gt; Advanced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>System<\/strong>, turn off <strong>Hardware acceleration<\/strong> <strong>when available<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If these methods don\u2019t resolve your issue, the Mov file is probably corrupt and needs repair. There are tools like Remo Repair Mov specifically designed for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Remo Repair Mov works?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remo Repair Mov is a great tool to fix corrupt Mov files. The software separates audio and video streams, identifies and fixes issues. Then it recreates a healthy file by combining audio and video.<\/p>\n<p>Since the tool works on a read only mechanism, original file is not altered during the repair process. You don\u2019t have to worry about the software causing damage to your file.<\/p>\n<p>The software supports repair of Mov and MP4 files. Here\u2019s how to fix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/windows\/quicktime-not-playing-mov-files.html\">Quicktime not playing Mov<\/a> files.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to repair Mov file?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remo Repair Mov offers a user-friendly interface and your file can be repaired easily in a few steps. To begin with, download and install Remo Repair Mov on your system.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the main screen, select a <strong>healthy Mov file<\/strong> as reference.<\/li>\n<li>Then select your <strong>corrupt Mov file<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Now click on <strong>Repair<\/strong> to start the repair process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once repair process is complete, you can <strong>Preview<\/strong> the file and save to a desired location<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether to develop a new skill or to learn a new recipe, most of us turn to video tutorials nowadays. With videos on every subject and the convenience it offers, it\u2019s hard not to depend on them. Suppose when you try to open one such video with MOV format, \u2018Error in loading media: file could &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remorepair.com\/blog\/troubleshooting-error-loading-media-file-could-not-be-played\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Troubleshooting &#8211; Error Loading Media File Could not be Played&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Troubleshooting - Error Loading Media File Could not be Played - Remo Repair Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Troubleshooting - Error Loading Media File Could not be Played - Remo Repair Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether to develop a new skill or to learn a new recipe, most of us turn to video tutorials nowadays. 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