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VLC listed twice in "Open With"
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Sounds like you have two different versions of VLC installed.
EDIT: I'm actually having a similar issue, but mine is with Evernote. Shows twice under "Open With" menu.
miles01110's tip fixed it. Thanks
EDIT: I'm actually having a similar issue, but mine is with Evernote. Shows twice under "Open With" menu.
miles01110's tip fixed it. Thanks
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Had the same problem with VLC, the posted solution corrected the problem in my case.
Thank you very much.
Cheers
Thank you very much.
Cheers
I had the same issue and it'd been bugging the crap out of me!
This fixed it, thanks!
Here is the best command to use:
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/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -all s,l,u; killall FinderManage corruption in the launch services
One of the primary reasons why the launch services will not include a program is if there is a corruption in them that prevents them from being updated or read by the user's account. In these situations, clearing and rebuilding the launch services database should restore proper functionality. To do this, open the Terminal utility and run the following command (copy and paste it, and provide your account password when prompted):
`sudo find /System/Library/Frameworks -name lsregister` -kill -seed
This command should locate the lsregister program and run it with the "-kill" and "-seed" flags that will delete it and repopulate it using the application packages in the default Applications folders.
One of the primary reasons why the launch services will not include a program is if there is a corruption in them that prevents them from being updated or read by the user's account. In these situations, clearing and rebuilding the launch services database should restore proper functionality. To do this, open the Terminal utility and run the following command (copy and paste it, and provide your account password when prompted):
`sudo find /System/Library/Frameworks -name lsregister` -kill -seed
This command should locate the lsregister program and run it with the "-kill" and "-seed" flags that will delete it and repopulate it using the application packages in the default Applications folders.
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The instruction from post #9 worked like a charm, thanks! I'd had multiple copies of multiple programs in my "open with" list. Much better now.
You can add this http://www.mediafire.com/download/xkj1hsaxw3o35ud/osx_duplicate_fix.zip app to your launch items if you don't want to memorize the terminal command.
This method worked for me, the command in the previous posts didn't seem to fix it. That was on OS X 10.11.3.
