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User profile for user: crumbbun
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Edit Finder Open With Menu

I just went to open an image from the Finder and noticed the Open With Context Menu was loaded with duplicate entries of the various applications that can open an image. Is there a way to edit this so only the current version of each application shows instead of every version installed via updates?

An example is Opera. There are 3 versions listed in the Open With Context Menu when I right click on a .swf file.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Jan 10, 2010 2:20 PM

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User profile for user: V.K.
V.K.
User level: Level 9
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Posted on Jan 10, 2010 2:27 PM

rebuild your launch services database.
run the following terminal command 


/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
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