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I have a MacBook Pro which unless I can get a newer version of Safari for Lion (10.7.5), I may be forced to upgrade to Mavericks.
I'm getting a plugin failure in Safari loading pictures on Facebook. Latest Java, latest Flash. No idea why there is a plugin failure.
I don't want to switch web browsers as my wife depends on too many passwords on websites to switch them.
OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), * I may get paid from macmaps links
I tried the solutions here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6076600?answerId=25497830022#25497830022
Including 13.0.0.201 Flash after uninstall, and it failed miserably. Only my 10.9 system adds photos to albums without complaint. It was not a problem before today. This is a MacBook Pro 5,3 which is way newer than the ones the thread suggests has a problem. Do I need to upgrade to 10.9.2 or not?
I tried allowing Facebook on the Flash preferences.
Still nothing doing.
What will make this work?
Hi !!
You should be able to upload photos to Facebook on v10.7 and Safari 6.
Make sure Allow Plug-Ins is selected in Safari > Preferences > Security
If that was already checked, it could be a Safari extension prevent photos from being uploading.
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Turn that OFF, quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that helped, turn one extension on then quit and relaunch Safari to test until you find the incompatible extension then click uninstall.
BTW, there's a new version of Flash available: 14.0.0.125
System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced > Check Now
Hey Carolyn,
Now you sure you got this working on Mac OS X 10.7.5? Cause if you do, I'll double check. How recently did you try?
>>Any Safari newer than 6.1.3 for Lion
Yes, 6.1.4
The only thing that worked was going to another account.
Extensions removed and off.
Plugins enabled for Facebook.
Peer assisted browsing enabled for Facebook.
Using the 14.0.0.125 and Safari 6.1.4. Found Safari on Macupdate, verified the Flash with Adobe and only installed after using Adobe's installer.
Tried even deleting the cookies, cache, for Facebook to no avail.
Tried moving the Users -> yourname-> Library -> Safari folder to the desktop to no avail.
Never touched MacKeeper or anything of the like, and did repair extensions with Disk Utility to no avail.
Only the simple uploader works.
I've temporarily installed 10.9.3 on a new partition, but it is going to be a mass migration headache bringing the essential e-mail etc... over.
If anyone can solve it I'll be eternally greatful.
Oh by the way, maybe Facebook's downtime today was related to the problem, although it wasn't solved after the fact.
You said that another user account on the Mac account worked (?), so there must be something related to the usual one.
You've tried System Preferences - Flash Player - Advanced - Browsing Data & settings - Delete All ?.
The various adobe/macromedia preference/cache files in ~/Library ?. (those ought to be dealt with by the above).
You've tried System Preferences - Flash Player - Advanced - Browsing Data & settings - Delete All ?.
Does this affect any websites with passwords?
No, it doesn't.
I'll likely have to find time to clone my wife's machine before making such major changes, just in case something goes wrong.
Thank you for the suggestions.
You're welcome : it's just Flash storage & settings, rather than passwords or anything vital to using FB.
If another account worked, you were already doing the equivalent of having removed those, along with a lot of other things.
Actually it suddenly occurred to me to try something else. Make an alias to the folders you suggest and make a copy of their contents on a folder on the desktop. That way I can try moving those out of the way without having to resort to risking losing it. Depends on whether my wife will allow me to do it or not!
Good idea, I understand her reluctance.
The various adobe/macromedia preference/cache files in ~/Library ?. (those ought to be dealt with by the above).
~/Library/Caches/Adobe & ~/Library/Preferences com.adobe.* moved out to no effect.
Would the Delete All command you mentioned do the same thing?
Any Safari newer than 6.1.3 for Lion? Facebook Plugin Failure
