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file association in mac os x

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recoilfx

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Aug 14, 2004
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hi
well i from a windows background, so when i change the file assocation for a particular type i just go to view options in windows explorer. In os x i can do it by right clicking and choose openwith/other... but it only changes the file i selected, how do i change the file associations(avis, movs, wmvs..) to default to VLC insetad of quicktime??


and it seems like playing wmv on vlc stutters after about 10-15 seconds, anyone know a fix for it?

thanks in advance!
 
For each file type, select a file of that type and choose "Get info" from the File menu. Then in the "Open with" section, choose VLC from the menu and click the "Change All..." button.
 
thanks for the quick reply!!!

Though just in case, are all these preferences kept in a database file? If possible can you point me to that? I've also read that apple keps a desktop database file that contains all file types which the installed applications can open? Any ideas on where it is?
 
i dont have this file you are referring "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist" for some reason...

anyway, i am trying to set .torrent to my azureus but no such luck... when i open "Get info" and trying to select azureus, the program file is gray out. :(
 
SLJ said:
i dont have this file you are referring "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist" for some reason...

anyway, i am trying to set .torrent to my azureus but no such luck... when i open "Get info" and trying to select azureus, the program file is gray out. :(
Click to expand...

At the top of teh choose app window, there should be an "Enable: Reccomended Applications" Change that to "All Applications"

Most extentions are contained in the file however. I believe resource fork.
 
i associated the file with Azureus but the file still wont open with it... oh well, too bad for me i guess :confused:
 
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