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walkingman

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3. F5 is basically a soft refresh (loads the page from cache)...like maybe the page didn't completely

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:46 PM

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load and that just reloads (often from an extention conflict or cache/cookie issue). A Ctrl+F5 will do a hard refresh (which will sometimes clear the cache/cookie issue).

Good luck!

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A YouTube issue. . . [View all] DinahMoeHum Saturday OP

Does your mouse pointer change from a arrow (standard) to a hand (standard) when walkingman Saturday #1

Did the F5, it works. DinahMoeHum Saturday #2

F5 is basically a soft refresh (loads the page from cache)...like maybe the page didn't completely walkingman Saturday #3

One more question. . . DinahMoeHum Saturday #4

From what I am hearing it is YouTube trying to harass adblock users (or other similar apps) walkingman Saturday #5

Turned off the Adblocker. . . DinahMoeHum Saturday #6