Kodi: One or More Items Failed to Play - 5 Ways to Fix

Clearing the app’s cache is the quickest way to fix it

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Updated onSeptember 5, 2024

updated onSeptember 5, 2024

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If you encountered theOne or more items failed to playorKodi Playback failederrors, we got you. It may be caused by a corrupt cache, missing raw maintenance add-on, or even a glitch in the current version of theKodi media player. Follow the instructions below to fix it in no time.

How do I fix the Kodi one or more items failed to play?

1. Clear Kodi app cache

Note that deleting the addons.db file will disable all the add-ons temporarily. Upon restart, the Kodi media player will automatically rebuild the deleted files for the proper functioning of add-ons.

2. Change compatibility settings

3. Force update the add-on

4. Reinstall Kodi media player

5. Install an older version of Kodi Media Player

Now you know why you keep getting playback failed errors in Kodi and should be able to get rid of them. If you have any questions about this topic or were able to handle the issue in a different way, let us know in the comments below.

Kodi: One or More Items Failed to Play - 5 Ways to Fix#

How do I fix the Kodi one or more items failed to play?#

1. Clear Kodi app cache#

2. Change compatibility settings#

3. Force update the add-on#

4. Reinstall Kodi media player#

5. Install an older version of Kodi Media Player#