Hi,
For a perticular file format, NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) when I do Open With I am presented with redundant applications as seen below.
How can I clean them off?
Note that the repeated applications could indeed be pointing to older increnetal editions of the software.
Thanks in advance.
Farzad
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
The "open with" option shows the apps that might be able to open the selected file. The only way to truncate that list is to delete the apps.
For example, you apparently have four versions of Capture NX 2. Delete 3 of them and only one will show up. Same for all the other duplicates.
The "open with" option shows the apps that might be able to open the selected file. The only way to truncate that list is to delete the apps.
For example, you apparently have four versions of Capture NX 2. Delete 3 of them and only one will show up. Same for all the other duplicates.
That is the thing! I don't have four versions of these software. I have installed four versions of them since I bought my mac. But they all overwrite the old editions. In my Applications folder there is only one instance of these two software and Trash is clean. Thanks for the reply.
Farzad
I found this article which is somewhat useful but it is outdated:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24770?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Any chance an updatd article can be found?
Try this:
With Finder active, hold down the command key and click on Go in the menu bar. Select: Library. In the Library folder, open the Preferences folder. Look for com.apple.LaunchServices.plist. Trash it.
There is no risk in trashing a .plist file.
Finder is active when I click on the desktop, right?
I don't see a difference in having command pressed or not when I click on Go there is no library in the list.
Any way, I had found my way to the preferences folder and inside it there is no file named com.apple.LaunchServices.plist.
Thanks.
Sorry my fault. You press Option and click on Go.
There are two libraries. The one you want is hidden in your Home folder. Hold the Option key down.
No problem. I did manage to find the right Preferences and the file was there. I deleted it and restarted the computer. It generated a new one with today's date. And, the open with list is still the same way. Could there be multiple instances of those applications hidden somewhere in my computer? Each time I install a new version of them the old version gets overwritten.
Thanks
Just checked my Preferences folder and found this as well: com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEventsV2
I'm running 10.8.3.
You might also look for any com.nikon..... plist files. I do not have a Nikon.
I have com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEventsV2 too. Should that be deleted?
I will check the nikon one.
Farzad
You need to reset the Launch Services database.
You could use a program with a GUI button like Cocktail or OnyX, or just copy/paste this into a Terminal window:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain userThanks. I did the Terminal thing and winded up restarting the computer for the changes to take effect. Now it is all clear.
Farzad
OSX Mountain Lion: Finder - Open With