{"id":22854,"date":"2022-07-19T07:33:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=22854"},"modified":"2022-07-20T06:49:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T06:49:48","slug":"why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac","title":{"rendered":"Why Can&#8217;t I Get YouTube on My Mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e197f959455\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e197f959455\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e197f959455\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac\/#Why_Cant_I_Get_YouTube_on_My_Mac\" title=\"Why Can&#8217;t I Get YouTube on My Mac?\">Why Can&#8217;t I Get YouTube on My Mac?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac\/#Disable_Adobe_Flash_Player\" title=\"Disable Adobe Flash Player\">Disable Adobe Flash Player<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac\/#Clear_cache_and_cookies\" title=\"Clear cache and cookies\">Clear cache and cookies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac\/#Reinstall_YouTube\" title=\"Reinstall YouTube\">Reinstall YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac\/#Download_4K_YouTube_videos\" title=\"Download 4K YouTube videos\">Download 4K YouTube videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-cant-i-get-youtube-on-my-mac\/#Reinstall_Adobe_Flash_Player\" title=\"Reinstall Adobe Flash Player\">Reinstall Adobe Flash Player<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Cant_I_Get_YouTube_on_My_Mac\"><\/span>Why Can&#8217;t I Get YouTube on My Mac?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-height:246px; height:auto; max-width:42% width:auto;\" alt=\"Why cant I get YouTube on my Mac\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6QKGniz.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been asking yourself, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t I get YouTube on my Mac?&#8221; you&#8217;re not alone. This common problem is so frustrating that you may even think of giving up. To resolve this problem, follow these steps. Disable Adobe Flash Player, clear cache and cookies, and reinstall YouTube. If none of these steps work, you can try downloading 4K videos from YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Adobe_Flash_Player\"><\/span>Disable Adobe Flash Player<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have tried several solutions to get YouTube running on your Mac, but you can&#8217;t seem to play videos on it. Here are three ways to fix this problem. First, make sure you enable full volume on the YouTube video player. Next, locate and delete the Flash Player folder from the Other\/Flash Player folder. Make sure you also agree to the terms and conditions and set a password to open the program&#8217;s settings.<\/p>\n<p>If this does not work, try clearing your browser&#8217;s cache and history. If the videos are still not playing, try refreshing the page by pressing F5 or Command + R. If none of these works, you might want to enable JavaScript. To do this, open your browser and click on the Security menu. Select Enable JavaScript in the Web Content list. Check the box that says &#8220;allow websites to use JavaScript.&#8221; Click OK. The videos will now start playing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clear_cache_and_cookies\"><\/span>Clear cache and cookies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still having trouble getting YouTube to play on your Mac, you may have an outdated macOS version. YouTube may not be working on your Mac if the date and time is outdated. To resolve this issue, update your macOS to the most recent version. Make sure to select Safari in the System Preferences window to enable automatic date and time features. Once you&#8217;ve done that, restart your Mac and check if YouTube is working again.<\/p>\n<p>To clear YouTube cache on your Mac, go to the Safari menu bar and click on the settings button. You can choose whether to retain data from other websites or delete all of them. The latter option will also erase any log-in information and history for the website. Once you&#8217;ve done this, make sure to close your Safari browser so it can properly clean up your Mac. If it takes more than five minutes to clear cache on your Mac, you might want to reinstall the software.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reinstall_YouTube\"><\/span>Reinstall YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have tried to reinstall YouTube on your Mac and it hasn&#8217;t worked, try restarting your Mac. This will reset any temporary settings. Open Finder and click on the Apple icon. Click &#8220;Restart&#8221; and your Mac will restart. Alternatively, you can press the Power button to restart your Mac. You should now be able to watch YouTube on your Mac. If YouTube is still not working, try the following troubleshooting steps.<\/p>\n<p>First, try to identify the problem. Try to find out whether the problem lies with your network connection. This is possible with tools like WiFi Explorer or NetSpot. If this does not work, you may need to reset your Mac&#8217;s network settings. Next, install Adobe Flash Player on your Mac OS X. After that, open Safari and hit the &#8220;Install&#8221; button. You can now play YouTube videos without ads on your Mac. Finally, restart your Mac.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_4K_YouTube_videos\"><\/span>Download 4K YouTube videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can now download 4K YouTube videos on your Mac with a free app. You can also download private videos from YouTube. Whether you&#8217;re looking to watch a video for personal or professional use, you can download 4K videos from YouTube and convert them to other formats for offline viewing. In addition to this, you can download subtitles and annotations from your favorite videos to enjoy them offline. Besides, 4K Video Downloader supports over 50 languages, so you can read the subtitles and annotations in any language.<\/p>\n<p>You can also download YouTube videos to your Windows PC. The easiest way to download 4K YouTube videos is to install 4K Video Downloader. Then, copy and paste the YouTube link into the software. Once you&#8217;ve copied the link, you can click &#8220;Download&#8221; to start downloading. It is also possible to download videos from other websites. Once you&#8217;ve completed the download, you can check out the downloaded files in your Downloaded library.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reinstall_Adobe_Flash_Player\"><\/span>Reinstall Adobe Flash Player<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Having trouble watching YouTube on your Mac? It&#8217;s possible that you&#8217;ve accidentally updated your Flash Player and have since become incompatible with your Mac. If this is the case, you can uninstall it by visiting the Adobe website. The uninstallation process will remove all its traces from the system and allow you to reinstall the latest version of Flash Player. If you&#8217;re not able to play YouTube on your Mac, here are some easy steps to follow:<\/p>\n<p>Uninstall Adobe Flash Player first. You can also install it from the official website of Adobe. During the installation process, you should enter your Mac&#8217;s password. 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