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You can store and play videos directly from Google Drive.
Upload & play videos
Upload videos- On your Android phone or tablet, open your photos app.
- Select the video you want to upload.
- Tap Share
.
- Tap Drive
Save.
Note: For best upload speed, upload videos over a Wi-Fi connection.
Play videos
To find your uploaded videos:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
- At the top, tap the search bar.
- In the type list, tap Videos.
- To play your video, tap the one you want to watch.
Tip: To play videos in Drive, you need to turn on third-party cookies. Learn how to turn cookies on and off.
Limits & errors
Limits for video
- You can store videos up to 5 TB if you have purchased at least that much storage. Otherwise you are limited to how much storage you have available.
- You can upload video of any resolution, but the minimum size for playback in Drive is 4 KB. The maximum playback resolution is 1920 x 1080.
- Internet quality and speed may affect playback quality.
File types for video
Supported formatsNot all video types may work on all devices.
- WebM files (Vp8 video codec; Vorbis Audio codec)
- MPEG4, 3GPP, and MOV files (h264 and MPEG4 video codecs; AAC audio codec)
- AVI (MJPEG video codec; PCM audio)
- MPEGPS (MPEG2 video codec; MP2 audio)
- WMV
- FLV (Adobe - FLV1 video codec, MP3 audio)
- MTS
- OGG
Fix issues when you upload a video to Drive
- Check your internet connection for stability: A slow or bad connection can cause uploads to fail.
- Check the file size: Your video can’t be bigger than your available storage in Drive.
- Try incognito mode: Open a new incognito window in your browser and try to upload the video again. This can help bypass issues related to cookies or extensions.
- Use a different browser: Switch to another browser or clear the cache and cookies of your current browser. Turn off any browser extensions temporarily, as they can interfere with uploads.
- Check for the CORS plugin: If you’re a developer with this plugin installed in Chrome, turn it off and try to upload your files again.
- Use the Google Drive app: If you upload from a web browser, try the Google Drive desktop app or mobile app for a better upload performance.
- Check the file format: Different video formats are supported by Google Drive, if yours is unusual, you need to convert it.
- Check for updates: Verify that your browser or app is up to date. An outdated version can cause compatibility issues.
- Log out and back in: To resolve these issues, log out of your Google Account and back in.
- Uninstall and reinstall the Drive app: Uninstall the Drive app and reinstall it. Try to upload video files again.
Error messages
When you upload or watch video in Drive, you may get some of these error messages.
"Video is unplayable."The video may be corrupted or uploaded in a format that won’t work. Try to upload the video again or in a different format.
The video is not ready to be played.
If the file is large, it may take awhile before your video is ready. Try again in a while.
The video is not ready to be played. Try again in a few minutes.
