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06-19-2020 10:40 AM - edited 06-19-2020 11:07 AM
@NickNack wrote:Thank you @dooBdoo . When I tried to disable the updates under System Preferences it says:
"legacy loader is trying to install a new helper tool."
I would have needed to click on it to allow it to do that. I wasn't sure if that was okay to do, so I cancelled it. Should I click on it? I did try to find out how to uninstall Flash Player, and l will need to do that when I have more time. I'm not very computer savvy.
@NickNack, As long as you always installed/updated your Flash Player software through your System Preferences or the official Adobe website it's okay to use the helper tool... but, again, in my opinion the best thing to do is uninstall Adobe Flash Player completely. You always have the option of a fresh installation later if you encounter a need to use it, but since it's already considered essentially obsolete and support for it will be ending at the the end of this year that's not likely.
06-19-2020 01:42 PM
@dooBdoo wrote:
@NickNack wrote:Thank you @dooBdoo . When I tried to disable the updates under System Preferences it says:
"legacy loader is trying to install a new helper tool."
I would have needed to click on it to allow it to do that. I wasn't sure if that was okay to do, so I cancelled it. Should I click on it? I did try to find out how to uninstall Flash Player, and l will need to do that when I have more time. I'm not very computer savvy.
@NickNack, As long as you always installed/updated your Flash Player software through your System Preferences or the official Adobe website it's okay to use the helper tool... but, again, in my opinion the best thing to do is uninstall Adobe Flash Player completely. You always have the option of a fresh installation later if you encounter a need to use it, but since it's already considered essentially obsolete and support for it will be ending at the the end of this year that's not likely.
Thank you @dooBdoo . I uninstalled it from the directions on the Adobe Flash Player website. It also says that after you uninstall it to delete the following directories:
<home directory>/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash\Player and another one.
I don't know how to find those two things to delete them. When I Googled it, it seems to start after you've already found them assuming you know how to do that. Can you tell me how to find them?
Thank you so much for your help with this. Uninstalling it was easier than I thought. I had looked it up last night and it seemed complicated.
06-19-2020 03:52 PM - edited 06-19-2020 04:36 PM
@NickNack, Super news! Glad you were successful! I hear thunder and just got an alert about lightning coming my way, so I need to shut down but I'll post this quickly to see if it helps.
To manually remove those folders,
look at the Finder menu at the top of the screen,
under "Go"
choose "Go to Folder"
and you'll see a pop-up box that says "Go to the folder:"
and just paste the path name starting with "/Library" there to find and remove the folder.
If you're unfamiliar with this process, look online for info about using this feature or take a look at the Apple.com article.
(It's good to know, in general.)
copy and paste this link:
support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/go-directly-to-a-specific-folder-on-mac-mchlp1236/mac
06-19-2020 03:53 PM
@NickNack dooBdoo is busy. So I'll try to help you out.
"<home directory>/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash\Player and another one."
"I don't know how to find those two things to delete them."
NOTE: My Finder setup is Icon view.
Open your Finder window. In the column on the left, select the
"House" = Home
Select the Library folder & click on it.
Select & click on the Preferences folder
Inside the Preferences folder trash the following folders:
Macromedia folder
Flash Player folder
Adobe folder
Also, check for .plist files w/names of the above. If you find any, trash those too.
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After doing the above, open Disk Utilitiy (looks like a disk in your DOCK) & run "First Aid."
When done, restart your computer & empty the trash.
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
06-19-2020 04:03 PM
dooBdoo beat me by a minute!
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
06-19-2020 05:25 PM - last edited on 06-19-2020 05:59 PM by Beth-QVC
06-19-2020 06:01 PM - edited 06-19-2020 06:22 PM
Here's the menu with "Go to Folder" as described in my instructions.
Don't feel rushed to complete this part of the installation, by the way. You'll want to eventually remove the associated folders, but if you're not comfy with this process take some time, read online about how it works, look through the files and folders to acquaint yourself with the layout, and then delete them.
(FYI, @NickNack, Your screen shot displayed personal information... thank you, @Beth-QVC for helping out!😊)
06-19-2020 06:09 PM
@Mz iMac wrote:dooBdoo beat me by a minute!
Hee-hee!😁 You're a gem, @Mz iMac! Great instructions, as usual! Thanks for being such a consistent and reliable source of help. I appreciate you, my friend. (And you always have the best pix and emojis, too!)
06-19-2020 06:18 PM - edited 06-19-2020 06:19 PM
Thank you very much @dooBdoo . I finally figured out that the "Go" and "Go to" is at the top of the screen (like you said!) and not at the side. I was looking at the side.
I did what you said and typed in the path starting with /Library. It brought up a lot of files, but none of them looked like what I was looking for. I think I'll just give up. Since I've uninstalled Flash Player is that possibly enough to do?
06-19-2020 06:21 PM
@NickNack wrote:Thank you very much @dooBdoo . I finally figured out that the "Go" and "Go to" is at the top of the screen (like you said!) and not at the side. I was looking at the side.
I did what you said and typed in the path starting with /Library. It brought up a lot of files, but none of them looked like what I was looking for. I think I'll just give up. Since I've uninstalled Flash Player is that possibly enough to do?
@NickNack, I think I answered your questions in my previous post -- take a look first and see, and if I didn't just let me know. Take care!❤️
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