People like to play videos, such as MP4 files and MPEG files, by using Google Drive.

But recently, a lot of posts appeared talking about Google Drive not playing videos.

Users said they see the error alert on the screen which prevents them from watching the videos as usual.

there was a problem playing this video

Can this problem be solved?

What should you do to fix it?

Google Drive is a word-famous product designed by Google.

Relaunch

(You may resort toMiniTool softwareto recover files deleted from Google Drive.)

Google Drive problems you may meet:

Whoops!

There Was a Problem Playing This Video Google Drive

Its easy to play videos on Google Drive generally.

Clear data

Whatever the cause, its urgent to find solutions to Google Drive not playing videos problem.

In the following content, Ill share the most effective ways to solve Google Drive problem playing video.

Way 1: update net net app to the latest version.

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(Ill take Chrome as an example.)

Way 2: clear browsing data.

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Use hardware acceleration when available

Way 3: disable all plug-ins.

Way 4: initiate the video in new window.

Way 5:disable hardware acceleration.

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Way 6:add new user profile.

Way 7:change data pipe.

Way 8:change a internet tool.

Way 9:Disable SameSite by default cookies.

Way 10:Disable SameSite by default cookies.

Thats how to troubleshoot Google Drive not playing videos.