Duplicates in contextual menu

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Duplicates in contextual menu

When I right-click on a file to invoke a contextual menu, I see duplicates of apps like Preview, Safari, QuickTime. I first noticed this when I set up my new MacBook during which I transferred all my settings from my iBook. I never saw dupes when using contextual menus on my iBook. Is there a way I can remove the duplicates? Takes up a lot of space and it drives me nuts.

Power Mac G5 2.0 Dual Core w/20" Display & iSight (and Black MacBook w/1G RAM), Mac OS X (10.4.6), Airport Extreme, Airport Express, iPod video, mini, nano, original 1st Gen

Posted on Sep 14, 2006 4:43 PM

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Templeton Peck

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Sep 14, 2006 7:12 PM in response to macboyinsf

Your launchservices cache is all messed up. Download and run Tiger Cache Cleaner and clean out the cache files.

Or go to Hard Drive/Library/Caches and delete all the com.apple.LaunchServices files. Then restart the computer.

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Dr. Smoke

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Sep 15, 2006 9:39 AM in response to macboyinsf

See my "Resetting Launch Services" FAQ.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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macboyinsf Author

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Sep 15, 2006 10:51 AM in response to Dr. Smoke

Gosh. That was SO easy! Thank you both, Templeton and Dr. Smoke. I always appreciate learning new things here in the forums.

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