How to Fix 'MOV File Not Playing' Issue on Mac?

MOV is a video file format developed by Apple Inc, which are used to play videos on Mac based computers, laptops and even cell phones. This video file format has numerous advantages over other video file formats such as it provides high picture clarity, that can be easily embedded with other programs, can be played on multiple OS platforms, etc. However, similar to other video file formats, MOV files are also prone to corruption issues. Corrupted MOV files refuses to play in any supported Media Players, and prompts some error messages when tried to play in any mac supported Media Player. There are several reasons due to which MOV video file gets corrupt and stops playing on QuickTime Player, VLC, and other supported Media Players on Mac. Few common reasons are listed below:

• Insufficient codec or incomplete media player installation is one of the main reason behind your MOV file not playing
• Many a times MOV file get corrupt and turns unplayable, if there is any interruption like power failure, improper system termination, etc. while uploading or downloading the MOV file
• If your MOV video is stored on Mac hard disk which has bad sectors, then there are high possibilities of MOV file corruption
• Malware or virus infection on MOV file damages its internal file structure making it severely corrupt and unplayable

Other than these, there are many other reasons due to which an MOV file gets corrupt and turns unplayable. However no matter what the reason is, you can fix unplayable MOV file with the help of a powerful MOV repair application that are easily available online.

Remo MOV Repair Tool to Fix Corrupt MOV File That is Not Playing:

Remo Repair is a professional Video repair tool that fixes any issues with MOV, MP4, and M4V video files for free. The application fixes MOV video file no matter what the reason behind corruption and turns your unplayable MOV video back to its working condition in minutes. The software separates video and audio codecs, and fixes them seperately. After fixing, it adjoins the video and audio codecs to make a healthy playable video file. More to this, the software supports MOV video recorded by any popular digital camcorders such as Sony, Nikon, Kodak, Samsung, Olympus, Canon etc. Adding to this, the tool has the capability to repair other video file formats including MOV and MP4. Furthermore, the tool allows Mac users to preview the repaired MOV file before saving the process.

Remo Repair should be your first choice when it comes to fixing your MOV video, because it provides you with many advanced features which other software’s fail to provide, like free trial version using which you can check the capability of the application before purchase, non destructive application which ensures no damage is made to your original MOV video during repair process, provides an easy to use interface through which even a novice computer user can fix his / her MOV file and many others.

Steps to Fix MOV File That is Not Playing:

Step 1: Download Remo Repair software and install the application on your Mac laptop or desktop. Run the installed application and follow the main screen steps. Choose your MOV file which is to be repaired. After selection, click on “Repair” button to fix the MOV file which is not playing.

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Figure A: Main Screen

Step 2: The repair progress can be monitored by looking at the progress bar.

Figure B: View Repairing Progress

Step 3: After completion, the tool displays your MOV video file description. Remo Repair also allows you to preview the repaired MOV video file before saving.

Figure C: Preview & Save Repaired File