How to Install and Remove Adobe Flash Player on Mac

The latest version of Adobe's Flash Player is free, and supports a wide variety of media formats. This client runtime delivers powerful user experiences on most major operating systems, browsers, and mobile devices. Its robust technology and advanced features allow you to experience high-quality content and interactive animations. Features include full-screen mode, real-time dynamic effects, and 8-bit video alpha channels. It also improves camera performance and supports webcam support.

Uninstalling Adobe Flash Player is easy. Double-click the "uninstaller" file, and choose "Uninstall." The uninstaller process begins. A prompt window will pop up when the process is complete. Click "Yes" to confirm the uninstallation process. After the installation process, you can click the "Remove" button to remove the Flash Player. The installation process will then complete, and you can then continue browsing the internet.

To remove Adobe Flash Player on Mac, simply unmount it in the Finder. While installing Flash Player on the desktop, be careful to choose a trusted website. Often, malicious websites will pop-up advertisements and try to trick you into installing something they're not supposed to have. Adobe also says that its support for Flash will end in 2020, so it's a good idea to download it from the official website. Otherwise, you'll run the risk of a system crash, and malware.

There are many ways to protect your privacy on the Internet. You can disable or limit Flash Player's use of local storage to prevent it from tracking your actions. The same website can also store information in local storage, and use it to gather user statistics. This data is similar to that of HTTP cookies and Web Storage. Some privacy concerns are concerned about how user statistics are stored, and you can disable it and limit the amount of data it can access. There are also uninstallers available to remove older plugins from installed browsers.