How do I permanently open certain video files with a specific App (ie, VLC)?

[kierennyc]

For some reason my mac always resets my 'open with' preferences if I restart my computer.

So for instance, even if I go through the usual route of selecting a program as the default player (select file/get info/open with/change all), as soon as I restart my mac it will always revert back to the default players and not the newly selected one.

Is there a work around? A setting in OSX which im missing? Or perhaps a third party app which can handle this?

Any advice appreciated!

 

[gr8tfly]

Try Repair Permissions (Disk Utility).

Next, you can try and clear the "Open With" list (clears the contextual menu, and also the file<>app associations. See: Mac OS X: Clearing the Finder "Open With" contextual menu

 

[JediMeister]

Another problem is that a lot of the newer media players guard their file associations very jealously, i.e. they will basically fight for precedence even though you set the default application in Finder. You may also need to go into the individual preferences of each media player you have installed and find if they have the option for "Maintain file associations" checked. The wording may differ but the theory is the same for all media players.

 

[gr8tfly]

Another problem is that a lot of the newer media players guard their file associations very jealously, i.e. they will basically fight for precedence even though you set the default application in Finder. You may also need to go into the individual preferences of each media player you have installed and find if they have the option for "Maintain file associations" checked. The wording may differ but the theory is the same for all media players.

Yea, that's a good caveat - an app can set its own association and overwrite other settings.