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Changing format on movies

I have had recorded movies saved to my hard drive in .mov format, now they have .mpg after the title and they only play the audio. How do I retrieve the video?

iMac 27″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Dec 16, 2023 11:06 AM

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Dec 17, 2023 8:55 PM in response to Mucksiegooma

Mucksiegooma wrote:

I have had recorded movies saved to my hard drive in .mov format, now they have .mpg after the title and they only play the audio. How do I retrieve the video?

First try manually editing the file extension. Control-click a video, then select 'Get Info'. Under 'Name & Extension', change ".mpg" to ".mov" and try opening it again.


If it gives an error, maybe try converting one of the videos back to MOV with an online tool or relevant app.

Changing format on movies

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