you tube issues (Mac)
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you tube issues (Mac)
I have, like apparently many , issues with youtube. Either taking from an email or an embedded url in FF, I get a black screen with "your browser does not currently recognize and of the video formats available" and directs me to https://www.youtube.com/html5
I have searched this board and not found anything to this specific issue. I am running FF 55.0.3 on a 2013 IMAC running 10.12.6. Apple professes no knowledge and says "use Safari" which I dislike all together.
I have tried safe mode and it doesn't work. Any suggestions or do I just have to go to Chrome?
Thanks
I have searched this board and not found anything to this specific issue. I am running FF 55.0.3 on a 2013 IMAC running 10.12.6. Apple professes no knowledge and says "use Safari" which I dislike all together.
I have tried safe mode and it doesn't work. Any suggestions or do I just have to go to Chrome?
Thanks
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Reason: Added (Mac) to subject line.
Reason: Added (Mac) to subject line.
- RobertJ
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
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This youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4iyPXHM89E
and others play on FF55.0.3, FF56beta and FF57Nightly on Mac OS 10.12.6
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This youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4iyPXHM89E
and others play on FF55.0.3, FF56beta and FF57Nightly on Mac OS 10.12.6
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FF 92.0 - TB 78.13 - Mac OSX 10.13.6
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Robert
May be the case, but it doesn't run on mine in any way. My fear is somewhere or how, I hit the wrong check mark and caused this.
May be the case, but it doesn't run on mine in any way. My fear is somewhere or how, I hit the wrong check mark and caused this.
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Try creating a new temporary profile. Quit FF and then go to
Applications -> Utilities
and launch Terminal.app
Then paste this in exactly without the quotes
"/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -P"
and hit return
You will see a screen that looks like this
click on the "Create Profile" button and follow the instructions. See if that helps.
To go back to your old or default profile simply quit and restart FF from the profile manager and select your default profile.
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Applications -> Utilities
and launch Terminal.app
Then paste this in exactly without the quotes
"/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -P"
and hit return
You will see a screen that looks like this
click on the "Create Profile" button and follow the instructions. See if that helps.
To go back to your old or default profile simply quit and restart FF from the profile manager and select your default profile.
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FF 92.0 - TB 78.13 - Mac OSX 10.13.6
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
I will give it a try in the morning. I have figured out a clumsy way to keep FF working. I have defaulted Safari as prime but use FF as the lead. When I need youtube capabilities, it will automatically bring up Safari and runs just fine. When finished minimize Safari to dock and toggle to always open ff. Stupid but works like a charm.
In the morning I will try your way. Thanks much
In the morning I will try your way. Thanks much
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
That worked. Obviously in the clean version I lost all bookmarks etc. Hopefully there can be a simple transfer of "stuff". My guess is it could also transfer the fault as well.
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Transferring data file by file and testing between transfers can give you access to the old data without transferring the problem.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_ ... _-_Firefox
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_ ... _-_Firefox
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Thanks Dan. I am only concerned re bookmarks and passwords. I am convinced that having 7 Flash/youtube add ons are my problem. Just not sure which or all to remove. I will probably take a chance and remove all 7 and see what happens.
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Which "7 Flash/youtube add ons" do you have installed?
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Now I only have three Flash Video Player, Youtube video download and converter and You Tube video player and speed. I can't remember the other four but none were not "official" rather recommended fixes over the years, these are now gone.
Lots of stupid on my part. Still not sure what I should have installed.
Lots of stupid on my part. Still not sure what I should have installed.
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
You should only need Adobe Flash player. Anything beyond that is optional and you should remove them until you determine if they are involved in/causing the problems.
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
hope this is not suggested already
Check this in About:config > media.gmp.decoder.enabled > true
Fixed my setup ..... but I'm on Windows
Check this in About:config > media.gmp.decoder.enabled > true
Fixed my setup ..... but I'm on Windows
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Well cleaned out all the superfluous"players and loaded adobe flash over again. Changed default to FF as default again browser. Right back to black screen and no you tube. This is ridiculous
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Re: you tube issues (Mac)
Now awake with coffee. Realized by mistake that Youtube Flash player has an option to designate HTML5 video play. I picked it for laughs. Bingo, dark screens now show videos. Now this is subject to change if the earth's electrical fields reverse but will see if this works going forward.
Robert the video you initially said to try to open does not work but said it was "not available" rather than the format not available message.
Robert the video you initially said to try to open does not work but said it was "not available" rather than the format not available message.