Blocked Plug-in!

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Blocked Plug-in!

2011 MBP running Sierra 10.12.4 and Safari 10.1. Trying to open a .pdf file from Gmail and continuously get the Blocked Plug-in message in the new tab that opens. VERY FRUSTRATING. Don't know when I last tried to open a .pdf from Gmail. I have gone to System Preferences>FlashPlayer>Updates and the NPAPI plug-in is current- version 25.0.0.127. The PPAPI plug-in was not, but I have since installed it, now version 25.0.0.127 as well. Still can not open the .pdf. In Safari>Preferences>Security>Plug-in Settings, Adobe Reader is enabled but there is the warning message ""Adobe Reader" does not support the highest level of security for Safari plug-ins." What in the h-e-l-l do I have to do to get this dam thing working??!! Or is there nothing I can do? Very tired of this song and dance, always having to try to find solutions to these problems that seem really unnecessary....

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MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.4), 16gb ram

Posted on Apr 7, 2017 9:22 AM

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dominic23

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Apr 7, 2017 11:24 AM in response to Manfred34

I don't use Gmail.

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Please try the suggestion given here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7912093?start=0&tstart=0

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Manfred34 Author

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Apr 9, 2017 8:33 AM in response to dominic23

I don't use Gmail.

Well bully for you. This is not a Gmail issue, it's a Safari issue. You do use Safari, no?

In any event, the linked solution did provide an alternative method of viewing the pdf, however it did not answer my question about the Blocked plug-in issue. That i have found on my own now and naturally, it has to do with Adobe's security issues that it constantly has with Flash, etc... A real PITA.

Thank you for your help though.

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maili911

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Apr 9, 2017 9:37 AM in response to Manfred34

Hi! Can you share your solution? My problem is that I don't have a document icon. I am clicking on a link that is supposed to open the pdf and I just get a black screen with the "Blocked plugin" message in the middle. Thanks!

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Manfred34 Author

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Apr 9, 2017 9:47 AM in response to maili911

Yup, no problem. Soooo, I don't have a document icon either, but a link like you. The linked thread in dominic23's post says to "right-click" and then open in a new tab. That doesn't work for me either, only gives me the same result- a new tab with "Blocked Plug-in". So, instead of doing that, I right-click on the link and clicked on "Download linked file" and naturally that allows me to view it. As I said in my last post, doesn't solve the problem though. But that problem lies with Adobe in that they always have security issues and Safari is blocking it due to those security issues....

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maili911

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Apr 9, 2017 10:54 AM in response to Manfred34

My bad, I did not explain my situation clearly. I have to click on a button on a website that loads a pdf on a new tab. When I right click on it I don't get a "Download linked file" option, so still not working for me. But thanks for the quick reply! 😉.

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Answer 6

Jun 13, 2017 10:44 AM in response to maili911

Here's a very easy fix I found on another website ("Ask Different"), which worked perfectly for me:

"Although the plugin is blocked, you can still use Command-S (or File > Save As) as well as File > Export as PDF to save the file to a folder."

It had never occurred to me that I could do anything with a "blocked" file, but this is the simplest and most effective solution I have seen.

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Manfred34 Author

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Apr 9, 2017 12:35 PM in response to maili911

Hmmm, well, I can't help you there unfortunately. Not sure what the work-around is on that. Use another browser like Chrome or Firefox?

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