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Viewer Cannot Play MP4 Videos

  • August 22, 2025
  • 1 reply
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I created a folder and uploaded MP4 videos. I asked some users with Viewer Permission to play the video but they got error message “ This Preview did not load because you don’t have permission. Please ask the file owner to update the permissions: 

Please help

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Rona Box
  • Community Manager
  • August 23, 2025

Hi ​@dortega

Welcome to Box Community, and we’re glad to help with your content preview. 

If you’re having trouble loading a video file, please note that video preview is available only to Business level Box accounts, and above. If you use a free or personal Box account, you can still preview video files owned by Business Plus-level accounts and above.

 

Thanks for posting!