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thesdx
Aug 23, 2007, 06:35 AM
Hi! I'm somewhat new to Macs and accidentally set Camino to the default browser. How do you change the defaults?



motulist
Aug 23, 2007, 06:41 AM
find a file that you want to set the default app for, in this case a .html file, then in the finder do a get info on that file, hit the button to change the default app for that file, then hit the change all button.

thesdx
Aug 23, 2007, 06:45 AM
I did "Get Info" on Safari, but I didn't see anything for making it the default app.

motulist
Aug 23, 2007, 06:52 AM
No no, I said do a get info on a .html file in the finder, not in safari. Maybe you should describe the problem you're having in more detail.

thesdx
Aug 23, 2007, 06:55 AM
Basically, I want to set Safari as the default web browser.

motulist
Aug 23, 2007, 06:59 AM
Dude, if you want help you need to put more effort into it. We don't get paid for this, it's a community thing. I said describe the problem.

mad jew
Aug 23, 2007, 07:00 AM
Open up Safari and in the Preferences, choose Safari as the default browser. You can access the Preferences via the Safari menu. :)

thesdx
Aug 23, 2007, 11:23 AM
Open up Safari and in the Preferences, choose Safari as the default browser. You can access the Preferences via the Safari menu. :)

Thanks!

mad jew
Aug 23, 2007, 07:24 PM
No worries mate. If ever you want to change it to something else, you'll still have to do it through Safari. It's a bit of a strange OSX quirk. :)