Download the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller:
- Mac OS X, version 10.6 and later: uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg
- Mac OS X, version 10.4 and 10.5: uninstall_flash_player_osx.dmg
The uninstaller is downloaded to the Downloads folder of your browser by default.
In Safari, choose Window > Downloads.
If you are using Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), click the Downloads icon displayed on the browser.
To open the uninstaller, double-click it in the Downloads window.
Note: If the Flash Player installer window does not appear, choose Go > Desktop in the Finder. Scroll down to the Devices section and click Uninstall Flash Player.
To run the uninstaller, double-click the Uninstaller icon in the window. If you see a message asking if you want to open the uninstaller file, click Open.
- Bookmark or print this page so that you can use the rest of these instructions after you close your browser.
To close all browsers, either click the browser name in the Uninstaller dialog, or close each browser manually and then click Retry.
Note: Do not click Quit in the Uninstaller window. It stops the uninstallation process.
After you close the browsers, the uninstaller continues automatically until the uninstallation is complete. When you see the message notifying you that the uninstallation succeeded, click Done.
Delete the following directories:
- <home directory>/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player
- <home directory>/Library/Caches/Adobe/Flash Player
Disable Adobe Genuine Helper Osx Software
The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. You may have started the computer in 'safe' mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. I noticed after doing this that when I open, for example, Acrobat, it's wants me to enter my password into keychain helper. I just don't enter it and escape them to disappear. It does seem to ask me everytime I open Acrobat but I don't care. I suspect it wants my password to modify the folder permissions so it can write the Adobe genuine helper. Disable Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Service Mac Usually, Adobe Flash Player automatically checks if there is an update available and ready to download. A box with the words “An update to your Adobe Flash Player is available” flashes on your screen to notify you that the update is ready for you to install; and the seemingly never ending.