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Adobe Flash crashes constantly

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My adobe flash crashes constantly on every site when it's needed. I tried everything in the article about the crashes but it doesn't help.

My adobe flash crashes constantly on every site when it's needed. I tried everything in the article about the crashes but it doesn't help.

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Ok, what prior Flash version will work so I can use Firefox & play games on Facebook, & watch videos on sites. It crashes whenever I try to use the flash content. Not on YouTube, though, since it is using HTML, I think. Yeah, sorry for repeating, but I cannot watch any flash content with Firefox, it seems.

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Many users have had problems with the latest flash player. Adobe is working on it.

Other users have installed other software or reverted to a prior flash.

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I also have this problem. I cannot figure out how to keep Adobe Flash from continually crashing. I submit crash reports, reload, have the current up to date version, and still keeps crashing in Foxfire. I have to go to Google Chrome and Adobe Flash no longer crashes. Why does it keep crashing on Foxfire?

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Ok, what prior Flash version will work so I can use Firefox & play games on Facebook, & watch videos on sites. It crashes whenever I try to use the flash content. Not on YouTube, though, since it is using HTML, I think. Yeah, sorry for repeating, but I cannot watch any flash content with Firefox, it seems.

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I just purchased a new computer with W/10 pre-loaded @ factory. I have used & loved Firefox over EVERY other browser for several years & made it my default browser, quite superior to Microsoft's new 'Edge". However, one thing keeps consistently happening - Adobe Flash crashes EVERY time a web-page that requires it is opened. I have been through all available trouble-shooting offered by Mozilla & Adobe, but nothing remedies this. Numerous times I have checked the 'submit crash report' tab, but never get any feedback or remedy from that. Re-loading the page makes the alert disappear, but flash functions on the page are still limited. Is W/10 too advanced for the flash player to know what to do? HELP!

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I think the problem lies with Firefox possibly going too fast with their updates. In the past, long time ago, these crashes were directly Adobe's fault, but as of FF48+ it seems to be a recurring issue. I don't have the problem with Chrome crashing, and would hate to start using it over FF, since Firefox has been my default browser since FF 3.0.

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Hi, there, robsan19,

Well, I don't know if they're trying to advance too fast, but, I WISH THEY'D FIX IT(sorry, don't mean to yell).

The thing is, with previous versions, when the adobe wasn't working, I could revert to an earlier version, then, when the, say, instead of 47, which was messing up, 48 came out, things would be good with 48. I don't remember what version it started being really bad with, possibly 48, but, like you, I am a diehard Firefox fan!! I don't care for Chrome, although my son loves it.

Well, hope one day it is fixed.

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I hope they fix it as well, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Really wish sites would go to html5 and get rid of flash.

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Why are solutions posted against the balscarlet replies above? There appear to be no solutions suggested here, but Firefox support keeps telling me that there are! Have I missed something?

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Hi, there, mattdeany,

Yes, I know there are really no solutions. The closest I got to a solution is that Firefox needs to fix something in their system, as it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the plug in.

I know there was a version of Firefox where Adobe worked. Too bad I can't remember which one it was.

Yes, frustrating, for sure, but if I need to use Adobe, I use Chrome.

Sorry, that's MY best solution for now.

Take care!

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Well, I guess we all agree Adobe Flash is crashing. No doubt. No agreement as to why. Perhaps we ALL agreed in thinking this would be fixed long before now, but ...