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nopretenders
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Video playback problem on the desktop
I have a couple videos that will only play back audio on my desktop application using macOS Big Sur. I can download them and they will playback fine. All other videos in my account playback fine. I a...
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Okay, so you're referring to the Dropbox site, not the desktop app.
If only audio is playing back, then this sounds like an issue with codecs not being supported by the browser. Could you try switching browsers to see if this helps?
Otherwise, you can try using incognito/private browsing mode without any extensions running, clearing your cache and even resetting your browser entirely.
nopretenders
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thanks for the suggestion Jay, it does play back fine in the Brave Browser, do you think there's a setting I could check in Safari to make it play back there?
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Unfortunately, I don't have any details on Safari settings. There could be more info on the web if you search for it, however.
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