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Photos on Mac not Playing Videos

Videos only show up as thumbnails in Photos library but cannot be played. There is no "play option" i.e. white triangle to click on to play it. The videos are available if I right click Photos Library and click on "Show Package Contents". However, they are all mixed up and with different names. open Also, when I try to move them to an external drive, I get a message ("The export operation failed to create a file for the photo identified below" Unknown error (50). How can I watch and move my videos?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Jan 27, 2022 10:21 AM

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Jan 28, 2022 12:06 PM in response to Tiggu12

Hello Tiggu12.


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you cannot play videos or export them using your Mac. We will be glad to assist.


Let's review the following resource which can help with both issues:

If you can't play videos in Photos on your Mac

Export movies to other file formats and resolutions using QuickTime Player on Mac


Cheers.



Photos on Mac not Playing Videos

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