So, you should check the resolution of the video before uploading it if you won’t play in on the cloud. If you upload a video that belongs to a higher resolution like 4K video, then the native player will not play such a video.

Google Drive supports the highest resolution till 1920*1080. If you are using a slower internet connection or have connected through a mobile hotspot, then Google Drive will find it taxing to play a large file. To play a large video file, a strong internet connection is required. If you check the extension of the video file, then you can deduce that format of the video is a non-supported one. These formats are playable on different applications, but the native player of Google Drive cannot play such less available video formats. But, the computer system can play videos from different formats like AVCHD, M4A, F4V, etc. The major video formats are AVI, MP4, FLV, MPEG, MOV, MKV, etc. Generally, when Google Drive stops playing video, then it shows errors like ‘This video cannot be played’ or ‘There is a problem playing this video.’ As there is no clear explanation behind the error, then the user has to identity other symptoms affecting the video.

The cause behind video not playing error in Google Drive If you also don’t want to upload a large video file back in Google Drive, then you should check out the exact cause of the error and the suitable method to remove it.

Now, I will have to remove it from Google Drive and upload again.” I had saved last week’s party video in it. “I am trying to open the video in Mozilla browser, but it is not playing at all. Last week, one of my colleagues mentioned being a problem regarding the non-playing of the video saved in Google Drive. Read also: Methods for repairing MP4 video file from corrupt video file

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