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Playing a movie file in Microsoft Windows requires you to use a media player that is capable of supporting the movie file you're attempting to play.
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Playing .AVI, .WMV, and .MPEG movie files
Microsoft Windows comes with the Microsoft Windows Media Player (shown in the picture) that is capable of playing .AVI, .MP4, and .MPEG, .MPG, and .WMV movie files.
To open Windows Media Player and play the file, follow the steps below.
- Click Start.
- Go to Programs, Accessories, and then Entertainment.
- Click Windows Media Player.
Once it is running, go to the file menu and select Open, then browse to the location of the movie file. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the movie file onto Windows Media Player.
TipYou can also select multiple movie files at once and drag them to the Windows Media Player to play all of the movies selected.
Sierra software mac. You can also double-click the movie file to start playing the file immediately. However, if the movie file is associated with a different program it may not open in Windows Media Player.
Playing .DV and .MOV movie files
Apple QuickTime (shown in the image) is the Apple macOS default media player and also a popular media player for Microsoft Windows users to play .MOV files. Apple QuickTime is the recommended media player for .DV and .MOV files, however, it is also capable of playing .AVI and .FLC files.
To open Apple QuickTime in Microsoft Windows, follow the steps below.
- Click Start.
- Go to Programs, QuickTime, and click QuickTime Player. If QuickTime is not found, it is not installed (or must be reinstalled) on your computer. See the QuickTime definition for a link to where to download and install this program.
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You can open the movie file by clicking File, Open, and browsing to the location of the movie file or by dragging the movie file to Apple QuickTime.
TipYou can also select multiple movie files at once and drag them to the Windows Media Player to play all of the movies selected.
You can also double-click the movie file to start playing the file immediately. However, if the movie file is associated with a different program, it may not open in Windows Media player.
Playing .RA and .RV movie files
RealAudio or RealVideo (.RM) and RealVideo (.RV) movie files can by played through the RealPlayer. This program does not come installed with versions of Windows. You must download and install the RealPlayer program before these files work.
Once RealPlayer is installed on your computer, it's visible in your Start menu. To play a movie, click File,select Open, and browse to the location of the file. You may also drag the movie file to the RealPlayer window.
You can also double-click the movie file to start playing the file immediately. However, if the movie file is associated with a different program, it may not open in Windows Media player.
Other recommended media players
VLC media player
VLC media player is an extremely powerful, open-source, and free software program capable of playing DVDs, VCDs, WMA, MPEG, AVI, ASF, MOV, MP4, and many more. The program is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, BeOS, and other platforms.
If you want to try the VLC media player, you can download it at the VLC website.
MPC-HC
The Media Player Classic Home Cinema, or MPC-HC, is a lightweight and improved version of the Media Player Classic application for the Microsoft Windows operating system. If you are looking for another alternative media player, try downloading MPC-HC at the MPC-HC website.
Winamp
Another excellent media player is Winamp, which is also capable of playing several of the movie files mentioned above. This program is available at the Winamp website.
Additional information
- See our movie and video definitions for further information and related links.
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Optimized Storage in macOS Sierra and later* can save space by storing your content in iCloud and making it available on demand. When storage space is needed, files, photos, movies, email attachments, and other files that you seldom use are stored in iCloud automatically. Each file stays right where you last saved it, and downloads when you open it. Files that you’ve used recently remain on your Mac, along with optimized versions of your photos.
* If you haven't yet upgraded to macOS Sierra or later, learn about other ways to free up storage space.
Find out how much storage is available on your Mac
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Choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then click Storage. Each segment of the bar is an estimate of the storage space used by a category of files. Move your pointer over each segment for more detail.
Click the Manage button to open the Storage Management window, pictured below. This button is available only in macOS Sierra or later. Audacity apple store.
Manage storage on your Mac
The Storage Management window offers recommendations for optimizing your storage. If some recommendations are already turned on, you will see fewer recommendations.
Store in iCloud
Click the Store in iCloud button, then choose from these options:
- Desktop and Documents. Store all files from these two locations in iCloud Drive. When storage space is needed, only the files you recently opened are kept on your Mac, so that you can easily work offline. Files stored only in iCloud show a download icon , which you can double-click to download the original file. Learn more about this feature.
- Photos. Store all original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Photos. When storage space is needed, only space-saving (optimized) versions of photos are kept on your Mac. To download the original photo or video, just open it.
- Messages. Store all messages and attachments in iCloud. When storage space is needed, only the messages and attachments you recently opened are kept on your Mac. Learn more about Messages in iCloud.
Storing files in iCloud uses the storage space in your iCloud storage plan. If you reach or exceed your iCloud storage limit, you can either buy more iCloud storage or make more iCloud storage available. iCloud storage starts at 50GB for $0.99 (USD) a month, and you can purchase additional storage directly from your Apple device. Learn more about prices in your region.
Optimize Storage
Click the Optimize button, then choose from these options.
- Automatically remove watched movies and TV shows. When storage space is needed, movies or TV shows that you purchased from the iTunes Store and already watched are removed from your Mac. Click the download icon next to a movie or TV show to download it again.
- Download only recent attachments. Mail automatically downloads only the attachments that you recently received. You can manually download any attachments at any time by opening the email or attachment, or saving the attachment to your Mac.
- Don't automatically download attachments. Mail downloads an attachment only when you open the email or attachment, or save the attachment to your Mac.
Optimizing storage for movies, TV shows, and email attachments doesn't require iCloud storage space.
Empty Trash Automatically
Empty Trash Automatically permanently deletes files that have been in the Trash for more than 30 days.
Reduce Clutter
Reduce Clutter helps you to identify large files and files you might no longer need. Click the Review Files button, then choose any of the file categories in the sidebar, such as Applications, Documents, Music Creation, or Trash.
You can delete the files in some categories directly from this window. Other categories show the total storage space used by the files in each app. You can then open the app and decide whether to delete files from within it.
Learn how to redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books.
Where to find the settings for each feature
The button for each recommendation in the Storage Management window affects one or more settings in other apps. You can also control those settings directly within each app.
- If you're using macOS Catalina, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then select iCloud in the sidebar: Store in iCloud turns on the Optimize Mac Storage setting on the right. Then click Options next to iCloud Drive: Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders setting. To turn off iCloud Drive entirely, deselect iCloud Drive.
In macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then click Options next to iCloud Drive. Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders and Optimize Mac Storage settings. - In Photos, choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud. Store in iCloud selects iCloud Photos and Optimize Mac Storage.
- In Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Store in iCloud selects Enable Messages in iCloud.
- If you're using macOS Catalina, open the Apple TV app, choose TV > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Files. Optimize Storage selects “Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.”
In macOS Mojave or earlier, open iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Advanced. Optimize Storage selects “Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.” - In Mail, choose Mail > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Accounts. In the Account Information section on the right, Optimize Storage sets the Download Attachments menu to either Recent or None.
Empty Trash Automatically: From the Finder, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced. Software for video editing pc. Empty Trash Automatically selects “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.”
Other ways that macOS helps automatically save space
With macOS Sierra or later, your Mac automatically takes these additional steps to save storage space:
- Detects duplicate downloads in Safari, keeping only the most recent version of the download
- Reminds you to delete used app installers
- Removes old fonts, languages, and dictionaries that aren't being used
- Clears caches, logs, and other unnecessary data when storage space is needed
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How to free up storage space manually
Even without using the Optimized Storage features of Sierra or later, you can take other steps to make more storage space available:
- Music, movies, and other media can use a lot of storage space. Learn how to delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device.
- Delete other files that you no longer need by moving them to the Trash, then emptying the Trash. The Downloads folder is good place to look for files that you might no longer need.
- Move files to an external storage device.
- Compress files.
- Delete unneeded email: In the Mail app, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail. If you no longer need the email in your Trash mailbox, choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items.
Learn more
- The Storage pane of About This Mac is the best way to determine the amount of storage space available on your Mac. Disk Utility and other apps might show storage categories such as Not Mounted, VM, Recovery, Other Volumes, Free, or Purgeable. Don't rely on these categories to understand how to free up storage space or how much storage space is available for your data.
- When you duplicate a file on an APFS-formatted volume, that file doesn't use additional storage space on the volume. Deleting a duplicate file frees up only the space required by any data you might have added to the duplicate. If you no longer need any copies of the file, you can recover all of the storage space by deleting both the duplicate and the original file.
- If you're using a pro app and Optimize Mac Storage, learn how to make sure that your projects are always on your Mac and able to access their files.