Adobe Flash Player Install Manager: what is it? can I delete it?

phiz · phiz #1 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 06:44 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm a brand new mac owner as of yesterday, and using Safari I found that I needed to install Adobe Flash Player to do pretty much anything except for look at text and images. So I downloaded the installer (which came as a disk image on my desktop - confusing for me) and now everything works fine.

BUT: I've noticed there is now something called "Adobe Flash Player Install Manager" in my Applications>Utilities folder.

Why is that there?
Do I need it?
Can I remove it?

I assume everyone who uses Safari must have had to download the same package...

Thanks for any info!
-phiz

vansmith · vansmith #2 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 06:55 PM

It's the uninstaller for Flash. It's probably best to keep it just in case.

schweb · schweb #3 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 06:55 PM

I'd just leave it there. It's not taking up much room.

phiz · phiz #4 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 07:07 PM

Thanks...

Do you guys have it too? (assuming you use Safari)

schweb · schweb #5 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 07:10 PM

Yes, anyone who installs flash has it. Doesn't matter which browser.

vansmith · vansmith #6 (**permalink**)

07-25-2011, 07:11 PM

It's not Safari specific - all browsers use Flash (although Chrome comes with Flash). Yes, I have it and so would anyone else who manually installed Flash.

EDIT: schweb beat me to it!

DJJonosound · DJJonosound #7 (**permalink**)

02-16-2013, 03:24 AM

I have two of these :s
One is slightly larger then the other, the larger being in Utilities > Adobe and the smaller is just in Utilities.
Also in the adobe folder is another few folders: Flashplayer > AddIns > airappinstaller.
In that is an script of some sort called airappinstaller and a file called digest.s

Any idea on why that is there?

vansmith #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,327 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	07-25-2011, 06:55 PM It's the uninstaller for Flash. It's probably best to keep it just in case. Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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schweb #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	07-25-2011, 07:10 PM Yes, anyone who installs flash has it. Doesn't matter which browser. schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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vansmith #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,327 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	07-25-2011, 07:11 PM It's not Safari specific - all browsers use Flash (although Chrome comes with Flash). Yes, I have it and so would anyone else who manually installed Flash. EDIT: schweb beat me to it! Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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phiz #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 25, 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 3 Mac Specs: 2011 13" macbook pro	07-25-2011, 06:44 PM Hi everyone, I'm a brand new mac owner as of yesterday, and using Safari I found that I needed to install Adobe Flash Player to do pretty much anything except for look at text and images. So I downloaded the installer (which came as a disk image on my desktop - confusing for me) and now everything works fine. BUT: I've noticed there is now something called "Adobe Flash Player Install Manager" in my Applications>Utilities folder. Why is that there? Do I need it? Can I remove it? I assume everyone who uses Safari must have had to download the same package... Thanks for any info! -phiz
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phiz #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 25, 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 3 Mac Specs: 2011 13" macbook pro	07-25-2011, 07:07 PM Thanks... Do you guys have it too? (assuming you use Safari)
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DJJonosound #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 16, 2013 Posts: 3	02-16-2013, 03:24 AM I have two of these :s One is slightly larger then the other, the larger being in Utilities > Adobe and the smaller is just in Utilities. Also in the adobe folder is another few folders: Flashplayer > AddIns > airappinstaller. In that is an script of some sort called airappinstaller and a file called digest.s Any idea on why that is there?
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