Permissions to change "file open with" - error code -10823

vashon23 wrote:

On my new Mac Mini I'm encountering a permissions error when I try to change the default file association in the Finder. Here's the dialog that appears when trying to change an HTML file to open in Chrome:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/9e5df0f6-2d31-475a-ae6d-450b3f2c177e

And here's File Info dialog for the file. Note that it says Safari is the default and I can't change the file icon (Edit Paste is not available when I select the small icon at top of the dialog) even though the file does open in Google (assume that's honoring my Default web browser option in Desktop and Dock settings):

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/cffaab0e-61b1-4e91-b355-c9722f88c928

Any ideas? I ran Migration Assistant to move my old files and encountered user account confusion - I suspect this created a permissions issue.

What is it are you trying to do...it is not clear to me.

Default browsers open is a universal setting— not on a selected "URL" as you screen shot shows.

>System Settings>Desktop & Dock

You can select a default "search engine" from within each browser open settings...

ref: Change Search settings in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

What you need to do is set the HTML file to open with Chrome instead of the other way round. Then when you double click on the HTML file it will open in Chrome.

OR, if you want the online version to open when you launch Chrome set it as the Home page (I don't use Chrome so can't give you directions on this).