How to Replace the Flash on a Mac
Adobe Flash is used by many websites to display animations, movies and other interactive elements in a Web browser. In order to view Flash content on an Apple computer running the Mac OS X operating system, you must have the Adobe Flash Player application installed. However, if you have Flash installed but are still having trouble viewing Flash Web content, replace the Flash with the latest version from Adobe.
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Open a Web browser and navigate to Adobe.com/support. Press the "Adobe Flash Player" button and click on the "Mac troubleshooting and uninstall" link.
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Scroll down to the "Uninstall previous versions of Flash Player" section of the page and click on the "Uninstall Flash Player" link.
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Click on the "uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg" link to start downloading the Flash uninstaller tool.
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Double-click on the "Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller" icon after the tool finishes downloading.
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Close and quit all Web browser applications that are currently running on your Mac.
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Click "Open" in the dialog box that appears and press the "Uninstall" button.
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Hit the "Done" button and restart your computer to finish removing the old copy of Adobe Flash.
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Open a Web browser again and navigate to Get.adobe.com/flashplayer to find the latest version of Flash.
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Click on the "Download Now" button.
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Double-click on the "Install Adobe Flash Player" icon once the installation package finishes downloading.
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Close and quit all Web browser applications that are currently running on your Mac.
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Press "Open" in the dialog box, check the box at the bottom of the software agreement and click "Install."
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Enter the username and password you use to log in to your Mac and click "OK" to start the installation process. When it finishes, press "Done" and restart your computer one more time.
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