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Removing Items from context menu

A while ago I had installed a trial version of VMWare Fusion, which I have since removed from my computer.

One change that VMWare fusion does is to add "double entries" to the "open with" menu when ctrl-clicking on a file.

Here's an example:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2rn77zn.jpg

If I accidentally click one of those entries that says (Mac - Boot Camp Partition.app) it tries to open the now non-existent Fusion.

Is there a .plist file somewhere which I can edit to remove these entries from the menu? It's messy,and kind of a pain.

Thanks

Unibody MBP 2.53, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 20, 2009 10:55 AM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2009 11:11 AM

George Frazee wrote:
"double entries" to the "open with" menu when ctrl-clicking on a file.

Is there a .plist file somewhere which I can edit to remove these entries from the menu? It's messy,and kind of a pain.


It sounds like you need to rebuild the "launch services database":

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071102084155353
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Jun 20, 2009 11:11 AM in response to George Frazee

George Frazee wrote:
"double entries" to the "open with" menu when ctrl-clicking on a file.

Is there a .plist file somewhere which I can edit to remove these entries from the menu? It's messy,and kind of a pain.


It sounds like you need to rebuild the "launch services database":

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071102084155353

Removing Items from context menu

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