# Uploading video file returns "Sorry, there was an error uploading that file. Please try again."

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**Author:** ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Post date:** [02.Октябрь.2017 16:26:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-video-file-returns-sorry-there-was-an-error-uploading-that-file-please-try-again/70963/7 "2017-10-02T16:26:31Z")

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> [@vaughajj](#):
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> The only downside is the YouTube sign in and having to share a single Google account/YouTube login credentials with everyone in the class.

Would it be sufficient to have the video ‘unlisted’ rather than ‘private’? That way uploading would be the same but it could still be embedded without difficulty.

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