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Flash not working
- Thread starter JimmyZee
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Have you tried reinstalling Flash? Not sure why installing Java would muck up Flash but who knows sometimes with computers. 
Something may have gone bad in the Flash data folder. This can be found in ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia. Look for the Flash folder and delete it (make sure ALL web browsers and other applications that use Flash are not running first).
I deleted everything in the folder and still no progress.
again I ran repair disk and these are a couple of lines
Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin", should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxrwxrwx .
Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/flashplayer.xpt", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are -rw-rw-rw-
I have no idea how to change these. i believe it would be in terminal but I do not know the commands.
again I ran repair disk and these are a couple of lines
Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin", should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxrwxrwx .
Permissions differ on "Library/Internet Plug-Ins/flashplayer.xpt", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are -rw-rw-rw-
I have no idea how to change these. i believe it would be in terminal but I do not know the commands.
This worked for me
It have ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects/
at this point mine has a folder 23YUHXVC and this folder has items in it. I had found that mine was empty, but on another user it was populated with items. I copied them to my folder and flash once again worked.
I had some problem with flash awhile back and finally found the problem was in the ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia folder.
It have ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects/
at this point mine has a folder 23YUHXVC and this folder has items in it. I had found that mine was empty, but on another user it was populated with items. I copied them to my folder and flash once again worked.
