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Benjamindaines

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Mar 24, 2005
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A religiously oppressed state
Is there a way to make the Open With... menu only search the internal drive? I have all my apps backed up on an external drive so when ever I use the Open With... menu it has to spin up the backup drive (taking time) and once the menu does come up everything is in there twice (since there is a copy on the internal drive and on the back up drive). Anyone know of a way to do this or if it's even possible?

--Thanks
 
Would it help if you add the backup folders to the "Privacy" list of Spotlight's preferences?
 
theBB said:
Would it help if you add the backup folders to the "Privacy" list of Spotlight's preferences?
No, the two databases have nothing to do with each other. And I don't have a suggestion, although I do the same thing and I haven't really had a problem--I always seem to get the one I want...
 
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