HT201290: If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file
Learn about If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file
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Jul 2, 2016 9:33 AM in response to johnson6264by Phil0124,MOV files are Quicktime native movie container format. It does not need anything extra to open MOV files.
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Jul 2, 2016 9:40 AM in response to Phil0124by johnson6264,Here is the message I get every time I try to play .MOV file from my thumb drive:
QuickTime Player can't open "File732.MOV".
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Jul 2, 2016 9:42 AM in response to johnson6264by Phil0124,Its possible its not able to read directly from the thumb drive. If you copy it onto the computer can it then open it?
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Jul 2, 2016 11:19 AM in response to johnson6264by Luis Sequeira1,It is possible that the file is corrupted or has an old codec that is no longer supported.
You may try opening it with VLC, which can open most video files.
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