YouTube videos stop randomly?

I have had a problem with YouTube since I bought this macbook pro a while ago. Everything is up to date, my internet connection is good, no other computers or phones in the house have this problem. Basicaly what's happening is the videos will play fine for a couple minutes sometimes up to 10-20 minutes sometimes less than 5, it's just random, and then they will come to a dead stop out of nowhere. To fix it I just refresh the browser and find the spot I left off on but boy oh boy does it ever get annoying! If anyone can help please do!
Thanks,
Michael

hello ShadeCrenshaw, the Tab Utilities addon isn't compatible with firefox 17 at the moment, please disable it in Firefox > Addons > Extensions until there is a new version available.
regarding the problems with flash - you could try [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/flash-113-crashes#w_solution-2-downgrade-to-flash-10-3 downgrading to flash 10.3] & see if this cures the problem (it would also be interesting to know which antivirus/firewall/other security relevant software is running on your pc).

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Since sometime in October, 2013, I have noticed that more and more YouTube videos stop playing within a minute of starting. Most that stop do so in 15 or 16 seconds. The playing stops because the download stops. I watch this on a network activity monitor I always have running. Not all videos do this, but the problem is becoming more and more frequent. Some videos which played correctly for me in the recent past are now exhibiting this problem.
Other than installing the latest Firefox updates I have NOT changed the software on my machine. I run Linux by the way. I do not think this is a Linux problem because (1) it was all working before and (2) my son who runs both Mac OS X *and* Windows is also seeing the same problem. We both use Firefox as our browser on all our platforms.
I should also note that I am NOT seeing this problem with any of the other video websites I use, only when I go to YouTube. That leads me to believe that the problem is not in Firefox; if it were it should affect videos from all websites.
Additionally the problem occurs whether or not I log into YouTube.
I have not run Firefox in safe mode because all the extensions I use did not affect the download of Videos before, so I don't expect unchanged extensions to suddenly start causing problems.
So, anyone else see this problem? (There was another note which talked about the same problem but it was disabled.)
Also -- pardon my paranoia, but -- I need to ask: Since YouTube is owned by Google and Google has its own browser it wants you to use, Chrome, is it possible that Google is intentionally causing some YouTube videos to fail if it sees that they are being sent to Firefox?
(That is not so outlandish I think. Microsoft WAS at one point caught mangling web pages going to certain web browsers other than IE. And these days Google wants to dominate the Internet just as badly as Microsoft does, so why not pull dirty tricks too?)
If this keeps happening I am going to have to try Google's Chrome to see if it somehow manages to play YouTube videos correctly while Firefox does not. But I really do NOT want to install Chrome because I trust Google about as much as I trust Microsoft, which is to say Not At All.
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
There have been some issues with Flash 11 in the recent past. This could be a manifestation of that issue. Kindly check this response below to see if this helps you in viewing Flash videos.
Also, if you want to check if this is a flash problem and specifically on youtube, you can try the HTML5 version of Youtube. In this, there are no plugins involved, and the browser natively renders the videos. You can signup for the HTML5 trial by visiting http://youtube.com/html5. Please try that and check if the issue goes away.
Also, in this case, Google might not be doing anything sinister - they generally try to be standards compliant too. You can definitely try installing Google Chrome and test this issue, but we definitely would want you to continue to be a Firefox user :)
<hr>
Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems|this article]] for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).
To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:
#Go to this [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/video-playback-issues.html#main_Solve_video_playback_issues Adobe Flash Player Help page].
#Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
#Click on '''Settings''' in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
# Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel. <br/> <br/>[[Image:fpSettings1.PNG]] <br/>
# Remove the check mark from '''Enable hardware acceleration'''.
# Click '''Close''' to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
# Restart Firefox.
This [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help01.html Flash Player Help - Display Settings page] has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.
<hr>
Also, try this one too
Recent crashes of certain multimedia contents (this includes Youtube videos, certain flash games and other applications) in conjunction with Firefox are most probably caused by a recent Flash update and/or a malfunctioning browser plugin such as Real Player.
In order to remedy the problem, please perform the steps mentioned in these Knowledge Base articles:
* [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems]]
* [[Flash 11.3 crashes]]
* [[Flash 11.3 doesn't load video in Firefox]]
Other, more technical information about these issues can be found under these Links:
* http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1018071?tstart=0
* http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2012/06/inside-flash-player-protected-mode-for-firefox.html
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If YouTube is slow, stuck
or weird, and people
suggest that
you either change or
install stuff....DON'T TOUCH
A THING.
Please don’t mess with
java scripts, firewall
settings, flash
players, anti-virus utilities,
activeX controls, popup
blockers
or different browsers. And
definitely avoid any
software that
some people on this page
are trying to get you to
buy.
None of those things will
help you, because your
computer
and YouTube were
working perfectly fine at
one point, right?
The first rule of thumb and
best option should
ALWAYS be:
don't disable, erase,
uninstall, switch,
download, alter, add,
change or install anything.
That'll only make matters
worse.
Every day, YouTube often
shuts down many of their
servers
to update stuff. Please be
patient if YouTube is slow,
stuck
or mangled. Transmissions
from YouTube to your
computer
are actually done in small
chunks of "Flash" at a
time. That
is why sometimes you
may only get bits and
pieces of text,
video, the spinning circle
and/or a blank screen.
Your issue
may fix itself within a few
hours or by the next day.
If your YouTube continues
to behave slow, stuck or
strange,
it's very possible that your
directories of "temporary
internet
files" and memory (often
times called "cache") are
full to the
maximum and just can't
take anymore, the end
result being
that YouTube videos
either A) start/stop/start/
stop, B) grind
to a halt, or C) never even
make it onto your screen.
"Temporary internet files"
are tiny bits of webpages
that get
permanently put on your
computer. They will
remain forever
and ever, gradually
plugging up your
computer (just like hair
slowly clogs a sink drain)
until you get rid of them,
or "clear
your cache" including
"cookies" and "history".
If you're not sure how to
clear your "cache", or if
you would
like extra 'tips' on making
YouTube run even better
(without
having to buy or install
anything), click my avatar
and send
send me a message --
ideally with your YouTube
or regular
email address. I will guide
you step-by-step through
"cache"
clearing and my 'tips' in
plain English with full
explanations.
Note 1: if you have Google
Web Accelerator (or
something
similar to it), dump it, burn
it, trash it, disable it,
uninstall it;
-- do all that you can to
get as far away from it as
possible,
even though this
contradicts all my advice.
Not only does it
conflict with YouTube,
simply clicking on "Don't
Accelerate
This Website" will not help
you whatsoever.
Note 2: longer videos only
require "Flash" and
"Shockwave"
in order to play smooth.
Other than that, avoid all
the sales
pitches that some
Yahooers are shilling,
because they are
really disguised
salespeople and peddlers.
Their "answers"
have nothing to do with
your question, and their
wares may
actually worsen your
problem. Besides, what
kind of stupid
answer is:....[my
paraphrase] "Although
you can't watch or
access videos properly, get
this downloader."
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once worked for me was
altering
the URL "www . youtube .
com" to simply "youtube .
com",
(or you can even try "ca .
youtube . com").

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