In case you are wondering whether or not Flash Player is installed on your Mac and want to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Mac for security reasons, you will find below the steps to do so.
Click Download Flash in the Adobe Flash Player is out-of-date alert window. Open the InstallFlashPlayer file in your Downloads folder. Double click the Install Flash Player.
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While the general trend is to get away from Flash due to security issues related with Adobe’s Flash Player, there are still some websites that feature Flash based Videos.
By default, Flash Player is not installed on Mac, but the Safari browser on Mac still supports Flash and allows you to install Adobe Flash Player.
In case you are using Google’s Chrome Browser on Mac, it comes with in-built support for Flash Player and allows you to watch Flash Videos without downloading Flash Player from Adobe.
According to Google, Flash will be completely removed from its Chrome Browser by the end of 2020, at which point Adobe will cease development and distribution of Flash Player.
If you are concerned about Flash Player being installed on Mac and want to get rid of it, you can follow the steps as provided below to remove Flash Player from your Mac.
What Happens If You Remove Flash Player From Mac
If Flash Player is removed from Mac, you won’t really miss it. You should be able to browse almost the entire web without using Flash Player.
In case you happen to come across a website featuring Flash Videos, you won’t be able to play such videos using the Safari browser on your Mac.
In case the Flash Video is irresistible and worth watching, you can make use of Google’s Chrome Browser to watch the Video.
Chrome Browser comes with in-built support for Flash content and allows you to watch Flash Videos without having to download Flash Player.
How to Find if Flash Player is installed on Mac
In order to check whether or not Flash Player is installed on your Mac, try visiting a website with Flash Content such as Channel 4 using Safari browser.
Most likely you will see “This video requires Adobe Flash Player” popup. This means, either Flash Player is not installed on your Mac or it is installed and needs to be switched on.
Click on Switch on Flash Player button and see what happens next. If the Flash Video starts playing or you are directed to settings page on Mac, it confirms that Flash Player is installed on your Mac.
If you are directed to Adobe’s website (get.Adobe.com/flashplayer), it means that Flash Player is not installed on your Mac.
How to Uninstall Adobe Flash Player on Mac
If Flash is installed on your Mac, you can either wait for the next macOS update, which will automatically remove Flash player from Mac or manually remove Adobe Flash Player from Mac by following the steps below.
1. Download Flash Player Uninstaller from Adobe’s official Website.
Note: You will find different versions of Flash Uninstaller on Adobe’s website. Download the most recent version as available and it should cover all subsequent versions of macOS.
2. The Flash Player Uninstaller will be downloaded to the Downloads Folder on your Mac.
3. Launch Flash Player Uninstaller and click on Uninstall to begin the process.
4. On the next pop-up, enter your Admin Password and click on OK.
5. Allow the Uninstaller to complete the process of Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player.
According to Adobe, you should also delete certain Folders on Mac after the Uninstaller has finished removing Flash Player from Mac.
1. Click on the Finder icon on your Mac.
2. Next, click on the Go option in top menu bar, hold down the Alt (or Option) key and click on the Library option.
3. In the Library Folder, see if you can find the following files and delete them:
- ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/FlashPlayer
- ~/Library/Caches/Adobe/FlashPlayer
Flash Player is a free browser plug-in that is used across the BBC website for playing videos, animations and games. Find out here how to install the Flash Player plug-in on Safari for Mac.
Not your web browser? Go back to the Flash Player plug-in page to select your browser.
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Clicking the 'Download' link at the end of this guide automatically takes you to the Flash download page.
1. Agree and install
2. Thank you
A window appears telling you your download should start automatically.
If it does not, click on 'click here' for troubleshooting information.
3. The program downloads
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You should now see the program downloading to your computer. This may take a few minutes.
4. Install Flash Player
Once the program has downloaded, the Flash installer icon appears.
Double-click the icon to proceed.
5. Continue
A dialog box will appear informing you that you have downloaded an application.
Click 'Open' to proceed.
6. License Agreement
A license agreement box will appear.
Click the 'I have read and agree to the terms of the license agreement' tick box.
Click 'Install'.
7. Authenticate
You may be asked to enter the username and password for your Mac to install Flash. Enter your details and click 'OK'.
8. Install
9. Flash is complete
Flash has been successfully installed.
Click 'Done'.
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Disclaimer
Certain services offered on the BBC website such as audio, video, animations and games require specific additional third party software (called 'plug-ins'). You may have such software already loaded onto your computer. If you do not then, should you wish to use these BBC services, you will need to licence and download such software from a third party software company.
We will direct you to the relevant pages of the software company website. The website will give a set of instructions that you will need to follow in order to download the plug-in. In particular you will be asked by the software company to agree to its terms and conditions of licence. Any such agreement is between you and the software company and the BBC does not accept any liability in relation either to the download or to the use of the plug-in.
The BBC does not use any plug-in that is not available FREE OF CHARGE. However most software companies will also offer versions of their plug-ins that require payment. We will always try to direct you to the free download pages of the software company site. You may of course choose to licence paid-for software from the third party. However if you only want to download the free plug-in you should not be asked for, nor give, any credit card or other payment details.
Finally, it is likely that you will be asked to enter personal details (name, address etc.) as part of the download process. If you do enter such information then it will be held by the software company subject to the Data Protection Act and other relevant privacy legislation. The company should therefore inform you what it intends to do with your data, and may direct you to its Privacy Policy. Please note that you will be submitting the data to the third party software company and not to the BBC and so the use of the data will NOT be covered by the BBC Privacy Policy.
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Although the BBC uses third party plug-ins in order to provide the best possible web service, it does not endorse any third party software. If you choose to enter into an agreement with the third party and download the plug-in you do so at you own risk.
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