Macbook Pro suddenly stopped playing all media
This is not a browser issue.
I noticed i could not play youtube videos in chrome or safari. It just loaded forever. Then i tried to crack open a downloaded video file and an audio file in quicktime. They will not play.
I've updated OS (after issue arose), restarted system, reset PRAM, SMC, repaired volumes, booted in safe mode and restarted, run diagnostic test, went on an app uninstalling SPREE via AppCleaner, read a million troublshoots having to do with Flash which doesn't even seem to be in use anywhere. I can't find a single solution and i literally did NOTHING. booting in safe mode allowed video to play at a very choppy rate with no sound. i don't know if that means anything or helps.
i also created 2nd account on mac to log in with to see if problem persists. it does.
I can't figure what would affect the play back of both streaming and downloaded media.
I stream and create content, so i need this working yesterday. I am extremely upset and stressed out by this.
macbook pro mid 2012
2.5 gz dual core intel core i5
mem. 16 gb 1600 mhz ddr3
intel hd graphics 4000 1536 MB
os catalina 10.15.7
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15