iTunes: How to unset "use itunes for internet playback"

[keaide]

Out of curiosity, I clicked on "use itunes for internet playback" in iTunes. But now it seems that there's no "undo" button for that...

So... how can I get my old setting back? I know there are tools called "RCDefaultApp" and MisFox to change the individual settings... but which settings/extensions/mime types do I need to change?

Or can I just copy a configuration file from my time machine backup to some place to restore the settings to the previous state?

 

[GGJstudios]

TECH TIPS (iTunes): How to Undo the settings "Use iTunes for internet playback"

Found as the very first search result from this Google search.

 

[JamesMB]

You didn't say what browser you are using, but if you have Firefox, go preferences>content, and you can change them all right there.

 

[keaide]

TECH TIPS (iTunes): How to Undo the settings "Use iTunes for internet playback"

Found as the very first search result from this Google search.

Thanks, GGJstudio. I also found that link in a Google search. But I cannot open any blogspot websites at my current location. If the solution is there, could anyone help and copy the text they have there into this thread?

And I am using Safari.

 

[JamesMB]

Here it is:

Okay, how do we undo this if Apple did not provide that reverse option? Some users might suggest to reinstall the iTunes to set it back to its original state (making sure you don't tick that SET button again! and nobody in your household does!). Well, the quickest way to UNDO this is by going to your Safari Preferences. Wait! Safari?!? iTunes is the one that keeps operating by itself isn't it? Yes, but you're using your browser for downloading, right? So here's how:

Go to Safari \ Preferences \ uncheck the box that says Open "safe" files after downloading.

In addition, that settings to "Use iTunes for internet playback" will make your iTunes the default player for your audio files.

If you ever want to use other players, DIVX or Real Player for example, you may change the "open default" by selecting your audio file from Finder window and view the file information by pressing COMMAND I. You'll see a section that says "Open with:" with a drop-down list, from there select your desired default application you want your audio file to open with.

 

[keaide]

Thanks. That explanation then also suggests to manually change the file associations. Now what I would be interested in is actually _which_ associations were changed by iTunes to be able to change it back to the original application.

I also found a file called com.apple.LaunchServices.plist in my ~/Library/Preferences. When I change the file associations with RCDefaultApp, then this file gets edited. So is that where MacOs stores this information? And would I be fine with just copying a time machine backup from the previous day to replace the current file?

 

[keaide]

So i finally took RCDefaultApp and walked through all the extensions manually... changed the multimedia things to quicktime or VLC and let only iTunes-internal things (podcasts, equalizer etc.) associated to iTunes.