Have to re-install Flash on my Mac daily

Question

I have an IMac, running Sierra 10.12.5 (8 g ram) and for 3 days in a row I have had to reinstall Flash player to see videos on Facebook and Youtube. Does anyone know how to fix this or know why this is happening? The exact message is: If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. So I close out my browser (Firefox) and try it again, with the same result. I get the same message. Thanks in advance.

--Marcie

Message was edited by: Marcie Ewasko

Cellomar · Accepted Answer

I finally figured out that it was my router that was causing the problem. I had tried restarting my computer and numerous other things but nothing worked except to re-install Flash. Then my printer wouldn’t work so I restarted my router to take care of that problem, but it also fixed the Flash problem. I don’t know why that worked, but it did. Thanks!

--Marcie

jeromiec83223024 · Answer

In general, Flash Player isn't used on Facebook or Youtube. My guess is that reinstalling Flash Player causes another process to exit or restart during the installation. You're benefitting from a side-effect, but you're only addressing a symptom and not the root-cause.

My guess is that simply restarting the computer would get you the same effect.

If you right-click on one of the affected videos, do you get "About Flash Player" at the bottom of the context menu? If not, it's HTML5 video.

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