safari stops playing youtube videos

Safari has stopped being able to play some YouTube videos for me. It loads about 10 seconds and then stops completely. Other browsers play the same video, no problem.


I saw a bunch of other threads with this problem, but they are from 2012 and all have to do with the Flash Player. I did uninstall/reinstall the Flash Player, and clear the Safari cache, but I think YouTube uses HTML5 now?


Anyway, it seems to happen with gameplay videos uploaded from a PS4, that is where it is happening. Anyone know how to fix it?


Thanks

Bob

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on Aug 1, 2016 6:48 AM

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Aug 1, 2016 8:40 AM in response to Bob Sabiston

Try a restart.


Do a backup, using either Time Machine or a cloning program, to ensure files/data can be recovered. Two backups are better than one.


Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.


Isolating an issue by using another user account


If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.




Safe Mode - About El Capitan


Safe Mode Startup – El Capitan.

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