yah i know i can click on "open with" to get VLC to play the file but I want to permanently make it my default so every time i want to play a movie i don't have to press "open with" then VLC, i can just click it and it will play in VLC.
perhaps in system preferences or something i can change it to me default? or is there even a way to do this and i just will have to keep right clicking and pressing "open with vlc"??
To change the application that opens a file simply do a 'Get Info' on that file, then go down the list to 'Open with...' - change it to the application you would like to be the default application to open this file.
I don't suggest deleting Quicktime as it's a valuable app. for files other than your movies.
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