Nowadays people go crazy about collecting or storing music files and movies on system or various digital gadgets. In order to store, manage and play movie files among different devices several application are present. One such all rounder is Plex, this media player comes with media server that can play and organize various audio / videos efficiently. This media player is also integrated with online service and makes users to access or collect media files across laptops, mobile phones, TV, Tablet, Xbox, and other devices from number of sources. MP4 is mainly used as audio/video container in Plex media player. As Plex provides diverse services or functionalities, some of the users face difficulties while playing MP4 files on it.
Sometimes while playing MP4 file, Plex media player fails to recognize video file format and displays error messages. This kind of situation might arise if MP4 video file header gets corrupt due to virus attack and other issues. MP4 video file will not play properly when you abruptly terminate Plex media player or sudden crash of Plex media server while playing MP4 file. Or unexpected system shutdown when MP4 video is opened in Plex media server even makes it not to play. Low internet connection while streaming Plex MP4 file via online also leads to same situation.
Other than previously discussed causes, there are various events due to which Plex cannon play MP4 file. Many users tackle to fix this kind of issue in Plex manually! If MP4 video is not playing because of Plex media player malfunction, then one can attempt to troubleshoot this problem; but, when corruption of MP4 file is causing it to not play in Plex, then one can rely on reliable video file repair utility to make MP4 file playable.
Plex MP4 file repair software:
Yodot Video Repair program uses advanced algorithm, which easily repairs MP4 files that doesn’t play in Plex media player on both Windows and Mac operating systems. It has capability to fix severely corrupt Plex MP4 file. You can also repair MP4 not playing in MX player, Windows Media Player, QuickTime, VLC and lot more media players. This tool repairs Plex MP4 file damaged due to number of reasons like header corruption, CRC error, virus infection, etc. Other than MP4 file, this video file repair software also helps in fixing other video file formats like MOV and M4V. This tool easily runs on various Windows (Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, XP, Vista, 2008 and 2003) and Mac (Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks) operating systems.
Directions to fix when Plex will not play MP4 file:
- First download and install Yodot Video Repair software on Windows computer
- Then double click the icon that represents software to set up it on PC and follow on-screen instructions
- Use ‘Browse’ button to select not playing Plex MP4 video file
- Subsequently, click on “Repair” button to start MP4 file scan or repair process
- As repair procedure gets over, you will get notification on successfully fixed MP4 file
- At end, save repaired Plex MP4 video to the preferred location on Windows system
Instructions:
- You should backup essential Plex MP4 files, so that in the event of MP4 file corruption, you won't feel awkward
- Keep Plex media player systematically and use it in a compatible way on various devices
