Safari - YouTube Problem

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Safari - YouTube Problem

When I use Safari to view YouTube videos, the first one will load but no more than that, until after I restart my Mac (as suggested by YouTube).

Firefox does not have this problem and I now use it for viewing YouTube. Using Safari for most of my browsing and swapping to Firefox for YouTube is clumsy and I am reluctantly using Safari less.

I have tried several "fixes" from this sites for similar problems, but none have worked, perhaps because the problems are not exactly the same as mine. I am hoping that someone with the same problem as mine has solved it and will take the time to share their fix.

Macbook Pro, 2017, 13", Catalina 10.15.5 (latest), Safari 13.1.1(latest), Adobe Flash Player (latest)

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 4:32 AM

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i_rina

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Jul 16, 2020 9:00 AM in response to wwlad

Hello wwlad,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

We understand from your question that your YouTube videos are not loading when using Safari. We can certainly help you with this!

This article will be a good resource for you. It will walk you through the necessary steps to resolve the question.

If Safari doesn't load a page or webpage items are missing

We hope this is able to resolve your issue. If you have any more questions or this does not resolve your issue, please reach back out on the thread!

Cheers.

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wwlad Author

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Jul 17, 2020 9:52 PM in response to i_rina

Clearing the caches and cookies (>1200 of them) did it. Thank you for your quick, accurate response.

Cheers, Rupert.

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wwlad Author

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Jul 21, 2020 3:27 PM in response to wwlad

Next day, same thing. I guess that one of the cookies or caches that I get from a frequently used site is doing it. Next step will be to find out which one. This could take a while.

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Cat_M_87

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Jul 26, 2020 12:32 PM in response to wwlad

If you are using ad block or something that is probably it. It was driving me nuts trying to figure that out.

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wwlad Author

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Jul 26, 2020 5:40 PM in response to Cat_M_87

Thank you for the suggestion. I am not knowing using an ad blocker, but it is worth checking to see if one has crept into Safari or Duck Duck Go (my attempt to avoid Google).

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