files will not open by double clicking automatically ask which application to always open ? have been using Foxfire but always
reverts to the Finder window with what application to open with. And the get info has been lockin my name as administrater??
iBook, iOS 4.1, application
You've posted in the Tiger forum, but you don't say what actual version of Mac OS X you're running. If it's not Tiger, then you shouldn't be posting here, especially if you want qualified people to see it and respond.
Which file types are you trying to open? Be specific. Also, when did this problem first start?
If you have any screen shots you can post in your reply to illustrate what you see happening, that would also be helpful.
Hi Randall,
Yes, we need the type of file, or a full name, or once highlighted do a Get Info on it to give us a bit more info. 🙂
Hi Kirt
thanks for the response
Tiger iBook G4, 4.1 have used this since 2005 without any problems.
Specifically when I save any i.e postings from creaigslist , reciepts i copy and save to my desk top when I go to open them there is no application set to automatically open.
this happened about a month ago, should it be google? as the window says no application set to open these and to chose an application., It always worked by double clicking just do not know the previous application,
kurt188 wrote:
You've posted in the Tiger forum, but you don't say what actual version of Mac OS X you're running. If it's not Tiger, then you shouldn't be posting here, especially if you want qualified people to see it and respond.
Which file types are you trying to open? Be specific. Also, when did this problem first start?
If you have any screen shots you can post in your reply to illustrate what you see happening, that would also be helpful.
If you're saving Craigslist posts (as an example), you're either printing them as PDF files, or saving them as .html or text documents. Whichever one you're doing, you'd have to open them using a compatible application. For PDF files that would be Skim, Preview, or Adobe Reader; for .html files that would be Safari, Firefox, or other browser of your choice, and for text files, it would be TextEdit or (God forbid!), Microsoft Word or another text editor.
One you pick one for the file type you're dealing with, you can do a Get Info on that file and change the application that opens each specific type of file so that it's the same for all files with that extension.
hello
checked get info and can not copy it or select :
Desktop 2227MB
under that last modified is grayed,,meaning not active?
ownership+premissions read+write
ownership: my name ( but that will lock without notice)
access: read+write
group: my name read+write
Well, it looks like you got a screen shot, since the email I just got notifying me of a response to this thread showed this image you posted:
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/90184040
What it shows is an RTF file (rich text format), which is supposed to default to opening with TextEdit. So if your's isn't for some reason, you can make it the default by selecting the file (not when it's open) and Get Info (Command-I):
Where it says 'Open with:', you can choose from the pop-up menu which application you want to open RTF files, and once you do that, you can click on the 'Change All…' button to make all RTF files open automatically with TextEdit.
The same procedure applies to any other file type, too.
I failed to mention that you can also download and install RCDefaultApp and use it to accomplish the same thing, only faster and easier. It's specifically for Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.4; and it's free.
what applicaton do i chose for opening all
