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visvaldis

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Original poster
Jul 9, 2008
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I have purchased a pre-owned Mac Mini (Apple M1, Ventura). I managed the set-up and everything works. Time for AdBlock. From Apps store.
I clicked the install Adblock.
Every boot up a window says my Connection Health is 50%, but no solution to fix it. And informs that Adblock Safari Extension is disabled. I click enable in Safari, a window describes Adblock Engine function and that VPN Subscription is active. Nothing more.
Adblock icon is in Applications and Tool Bar, but it hasn't done anything.
I restarted several times. No change.
Twice the windows asked for payment info. I completed that twice and received confirmation in my email.
In one window I had to write my email. The message says it's not the email for my account. I did that about 3 times.
This is a personal computer, I'm the only user, I have only one email address.
I click here and there, but keep gettiing the same windows, over and over, going in circles.
The effects now are: one window open for a streaming radio station. About every 10 seconds the stream stops, seconds later resumes. If I also open and scroll facebook at the same time, the streaming stops.
My previous Mac Mini (2012 Mavericks- Firefox- Mozilla Adblock) I could listen to streaming radio and watch youtube videos and write emails, all at the same time without any problems.
I paid for Adblock to work, my payment was not a gift.
Do I need other apps to support Adblock? Maybe it needs more extensions.
 
You might want to make it crystal clear about what you have got from the App Store. There isn't anything called "Adblock" in the App Store, but perhaps you mean "Adblock for Safari" or "Adblock Plus for Safari ABP", or something similar.
 
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