How to MANUALLY remove Adobe flash?

[Fishrrman]

PROBLEM RESOLVED, see post #3

Hello all....

I need to "manually remove" Adobe flash from a 2010 MacBook Pro running 10.6.8.

Background:
I'm trying to update flash, and the updater "hangs in the dock" while trying to load. Only option is to force-quit.

I tried to UN-install flash using the Adobe UNinstaller, but that (too) hangs while trying to load (same as the installer).

Thus:
Can't update flash.
Can't uninstall flash (at least using the "official" uninstaller).
(Aside: I tried to create an entirely new administrative user account, and update that way -- exact same problems)

What I'd like to do:
I'd like to -manually remove- all the components of flash, and then attempt a "clean install".

Question:
Where can I -find- all the components of flash to remove, and how are they named?

 

[satcomer]

Visit the the Adobe Flash Player Uninstall page. My just make sure you quit your browsers when running the uninstaller.

 

[Fishrrman]

Nope, the official Adobe "UNinstaller" doesn't (or, didn't) work.

Like the installer, the UNinstaller would "hang" the same way when trying to launch. Could NOT be used.

I solved it by a "brute force" solution.

That is, I connected a backup drive with a CarbonCopyCloner backup.
Then, I re-cloned the backup BACK TO the internal drive (I UNchecked the option to copy the Home folder, and re-cloned OS files only).

After doing this, the flash updater utility worked as intended, and things are now back to normal...