OT: We’re sorry, this video is no longer available
New: Another issue is plagueing users of Youtube these days - videos just stop after about 2 seconds. See another post on that problem.
I came across this Youtube problem a few days ago. Videos embedded in a Norwegian online newspaper didn’t work. Although the preview photo was still there, when I clicked on the video to start it, I got the message:
We’re sorry, this video is no longer available
But when I clicked on “menu”, I got the URL for the Youtube page for that video, and when I went there, the video worked.
And today, the embedded video works again - in that same online page!
A video I found today on a Myspace profile didn’t work, yet when I found the link on the Youtube page for pages linking to the video, I found that it DID work when embedded - on Facebook!
This problem has been reported at least since late December. And some have correctly noted that there are Youtube users who elect to not allow embedding of their videos, or if the video is set to private. But none of these videos had those settings enabled.
So something’s wrong over at Youtube. And since I haven’t found any explanation for it, I’m opening up the floor for suggestions, speculation and maybe downright solving this?
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
It’s a bug at YouTube, probably caused by the merger of YouTube and Google Video. They know about it and are presumably working on it.
February 6th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Oh the joys of bugs! It is weird how one way you can’t see something but you’re able to find another way. I recently noticed that to get to Tripod you have to type the www because it won’t show up otherwise. Well hopefully YouTube will fix it quick since that’s a busy place.
February 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
This happens on IGoogle too, I reported it to them 3 weeks ago. Thought it was just the Computer at work that does not allow Flash and most Internet Video sites.
March 21st, 2008 at 5:16 pm
This happens if you leave the page open for more than 15 minutes. Hit refresh on the page and the video will work. Dumb, huh?
May 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Well,
On the ACTUAL YouTube page, 9/10 !!!! videos present this problem for me now… I have no idea what to do…
Help…
Alex
May 8th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Hiya, this problem happened to me. Followed all guide lines and after looking at a few forums someone suggested turning off my googe web accelerator. Youtube works fine for me now! No idea why! Hope this helps anyone, Emma
May 14th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Turning off my google web accelerator solve this problem for me.
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Same here. I went to task bar in bottom right of screen, turned off Google Web Accelerator. Then hit the refresh button for the web page that previously wouldn’t show the YouTube video. PRESTO! Works fine!
E.K.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:08 am
Yes, L!
That really saved the problem! How come you figured it out?
I just uninstalled GWA because there are some videos really worth watching.
One of them is: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qnDl9a6FqSA&feature=related .
A jazzy song sung by Lhasa. But beware, you will too cry!
Thank you very much for helping us all!
Bye and Take care!
May 31st, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Turning off Google Web Accelerator worked for me, too!!! THANKS!!!! (I guess I won’t try to understand why a google product (web accelerator) interferes with a google product (you tube))…..
June 8th, 2008 at 9:54 am
same here. 9/10 videos dont play and says no longer available, nice to see turning off google web accelerator works although…. i dont have google web accelerator. ive even done fresh install of xp and still does the samething out of the box
June 8th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Same problem with You Tube. Uninstalled Adobe Air and the conflict was resolved. You Tube is back!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
if the problem is not google web accelerator try
&fmt=18 attached to the end of the youtube link
June 13th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
yep, stopping gwa worked
also &fmt=18 worked for a while for me, but stopped working today, which is why i searched this post
June 14th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I think its a coding bug in one of the dozen scripts that Youtube sends to the browser. It seems to be a problem with IE more than other browsers.
I use Maxthon (IE clone) and it has this error but when I shoot up Firefox browser I don’t have the same problem.
&fmt=18 adding this to IE browser fixes the problem for me.
June 18th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
SOME VIDEOS WERE DELETED BECOWSE OF COPYRIGHT, BUT IF YOU HAVE TIHS PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THE VIDEOS TURN OF THE GOOGLE WEB ACCELERATORAND THAT WILL FIX IT
June 18th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I dont have GWA and only 1 in 20 videos will play on You tube
June 18th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
ok so this just started happening to me like a couple days ago, and i don’t have google web accelerator even installed so that can’t be it. i have to agree though, this has to be something to do with something over at youtube.
June 19th, 2008 at 6:05 am
I’ve only had this problem with Internet Explorer every other browser i use works perfectly the videos are always there unless removed by youtube.
Its probably microsoft trying to mess with youtube to promote, Hulu usage
June 19th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I have a desktop pc where I can play maybe one in 20 videos. Those same videos that don’t play on the desktop work on my laptop. ??? Desktop uses Windows Vista, laptop uses windows xp… Both using IE.
June 21st, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Thanks for that cool tip Peg. It’s spooky how i couldn’t play most vids on youtube for the past many months could be solved by putting some letters at the end? I hope it will keep on working.
June 21st, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Me too it worked for me too …:)
August 7th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Read this：
http://www.sem-answers.com/were-sorry-this-video-is-no-longer-available/
August 18th, 2008 at 12:53 am
see this also
http://www.techxiety.com/techxiety/2008/06/rectification-for-were-sorry-this-video-is-no-longer-available.html
August 28th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
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