Safari 6.0.2 and adobe flash player update problem

I am having problems installing the current version of adobe flash player. Whenever I try and view a video from a site that requires it (eg. youtube, etc.), it says I need to update adobe flash player and sends me to a link to do so. I've installed flash player "successfully" several times, deinstalled it and reinstalled it, re-downloaded it, but I'm always getting the message to update flash player. Can anyone help with some suggestions to get this working corectly?


I am running osx 10.8.2 and safari 6.0.2.


Thanks very much. Ron

macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Jan 15, 2013 6:34 PM

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Jan 15, 2013 9:56 PM in response to ron schroeder

If you're sure you've installed the latest version of Flash, take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. After each step, relaunch Safari and test.

1. If you're getting a "blocked plug-in" error, triple-click the line below to select it:

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins


Right-click or control-click the highlighted text and select

Services ▹ Open

from the contextual menu. A folder should open. If there is more than one item in the folder with the words "Flash Player" (not "flashplayer") in the name, open the respective Info windows, check the version numbers, and delete all except the latest. You may be prompted for your login password. If you get the same error after doing that, re-download and reinstall Flash. Download it from this page:

Never download a Flash update from anywhere else.

2. If you get a " missing plug-in" error, select


Safari Preferences... Security

from the Safari menu bar and check the box marked Enable plug-ins.


3. Select

Safari Preferences... Extensions

from the Safari menu bar. If any extensions are installed, disable them.

4. In the Safari preference window, select

Privacy Remove All Website Data

Close the window. Then select

 ▹ System Preferences… ▹ Flash Player Advanced

and click Delete All. Close the preference pane.

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