How do I change the default media player on my Mac? At the moment it's Quicktime, but I have media files that aren't compatible with Quicktime. I've tried selecting open with.., the pressing other, then selecting the media player I've downloaded and pressing always open with. But it doesn't work!
Any advice appreciated, thanks 🙂
MacBook Pro
1. Control click the file you want to open.
2. Click Get Info.
3. Under open with, pick the App you want to be default.
4. Click Change All Button.
5. Confirm your decision.
You have to do this with every file that has a different extension. You can't change the default for every file with a different extension in a single operation.
1. Control click the file you want to open.
2. Click Get Info.
3. Under open with, pick the App you want to be default.
4. Click Change All Button.
5. Confirm your decision.
You have to do this with every file that has a different extension. You can't change the default for every file with a different extension in a single operation.
Alternatively, you could try RCDefaultApp
<http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
I believe it still works under SL, but not under Lion. Make sure to read the docs to understand what it does and what it doesn't do.
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