Default application problem

I have NO IDEA where this question should go, or even if Mac users will understand what an old PC-trained newbie to Macs is asking, but here:
I have a text editor called Bean. I like it. But I don't know how to make it my default application so TextEdit doesn't come up every time I go to open a text file.
Thanks.

Select a text file such as one you would use with Bean. Press COMMAND-I to open the Get Info window. In the Open With section select Bean from the drop down menu then click on the Change All button. Now all such documents should open automatically in Bean and not TextEdit.

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Default application settings loses on restart or LaunchServices problem?

Hello,
Problem:
After doing this tutorial:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428. I have a problem with default application settings (file association). In other words, file function "Open with" is empty. I chose default app for specific file type, do function "change all" (or just start specific application) and everything works fine. Files are associated whit that app. But after restar (or shutdown) every association is reset to none (open whit also empty). FileVault is off.
So after restart I must to associate files whit programs manual, or launch all programs.
What I tried:
Deleting com.apple.LaunchServices.plist - no help
Script run in Terminal: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed - works, restores default applications and Open with list (but only till restart)
Onyx app - no help
MAINTENANCE app- works after first restart, after second restart the same problem
RCDefaultApp app- no help
Please any advice?

Here is output:
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(Lion Launch Services Fix- I use it for reseting launchservice after restart)

How can i specify the default application to save a read later doc in Instapaper

I have an Instapaper account, so that I can mark some online web pages to 'read later' if I wish to do this. I have successfully put the Instapaper 'Read Later' borkmarklet on the dock of my iMAC.
However, whenever, I come across a web page or blog that I wish to read later, and click the 'Read Later' bookmarklet on my dock, it throws up an error message that reads ' There is no default application specified to open the URL' and so I am now at a dead end.
Can someone explain to me where and how I can find the default application to get round this problem. By the way, I did not find this problem with Instapaper's 'read later' bookmarklet on my old Windows PC, where I was able to store pages for reading later with this app, and also to transfer them automatically to my kindle through the wifi connection at home.
I hope someone can assist... Or is there another way - (apart from Instapaper which worked okay with Windows)- to save web pages for reading later with MAC -
Thanks

This is pretty simple in Safari, in the upper left of Safari you will see an icon that looks like pair of glasses, this is where you collect webpages for you to read later. The feature is called Reading List and looks like:

How to set my default application...not working

My company has nearly all adobe applications installed from PageMaker 6.5 through InDesign 5.5. We use them all frequently. I'm trying to set my defaults on the Mac Pros and it is not working.
Specs if Needed:
OSX 10.6.8
Model Identifier:          MacPro5,1
Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          4
Memory:          6 GB
Boot ROM Version:          MP51.007F.B01
+BootCamp dual boot Windows 7
We proof out all files in the version that it comes to us. Our customers are on different versions than the most current, and it's driving us crazy that we can't set the defaults for
each Adobe application. For Instance,
We want for Defaults:
Photoshop = CS4
InDesign = CS4
Illustrator = CS5
etc.
The Finder will not allow us to make the change to open all of a certain file type in the version we want by default. We also use a third party application that allows us to "double
click" InDesign files and open them in the correct version. This saves valuable navigation time and because of the OS's problem with using the correct icons, it also saves us time
dealing with the "Untitled" document when we accidentally convert by opening in the wrong application by mistake. We have gone through Onyx utilities and massive permissions
troubleshooting to no avail. Does anyone know how to set the default for ALL files of a type for Adobe Apps? This has been thoroughly tested and is not working on 10 plus
machines, and only effects Adobe apps.
Any Ideas?

I think you miss understand the question. There is a problem with OSX 10.6 and Adobe Apps. 10.5 ok, not sure about 10.7 because of all of the other Adobe problems we downgraded the test machine that we used for the upgrade. There is no way that I have found to make the files “Double-Clickable” through assigning a default application of files with Adobe extensions. We already have an app. that we use and it worked fine until 10.6. I can’t just approve a division-wide purchase of software for a bug that may be solvable by other means (by the way supposed cost of the licensing Soxy is deceiving at $20. Not for us. For companies it’s $20 per platform & also for each time Adobe updates. When we swap out hardware, we have to pay $40 again . Their pricing is absurd). $40 x a couple hundred machines every 18 months or so, uugh! The ten or so I’m working with are just the ones in my immediate department.
I know you have good intentions with your reply and I appreciate it, however I’m looking to solve the problem, not put a band-aid on it. If the problem is by design so Rorohiko can hold companies hostage, then I guess we’ll just have to deal with the few extra clicks it takes to figure out which version we’re in need of, and dragging to the launch bar.
Thanks very much for your reply,
Seth

How can I change the default application for a content type?

Running a version of Linux, the default application for PDF files is "Use Document Viewer (default)", which appears to be /usr/bin/evince. I'd much prefer to use /usr/bin/okular; how can I change the default. This question is NOT about how to change the function that is automatically applied when I access a link, in this case "Preview in Firefox", but rather to the default application that I can select when I download a file being viewed in Firefox's previewer.

This is real progress, a solution to the problem as posted. The command:
xdg-mime default okularApplication_pdf.desktop application/pdf
makes okular the default.
However when I added okular to the choices for applications in:
* Edit>Preferences>Applications>PDF
the popup box that appears when I click Download on the preview page changed. The pulldown menu that appears next to "Open with" used to have 3 entries:
# Document Viewer (default)
# Acroread
# Other
Now it has only 2:
# Okular (Default)
# Other
I'd like it to read
# Okular (Default)
# Acroread
# Other
How can I control the entries in this pulldown list?
Also, how can I make the default choice in the popup box be
* Open With <whatever> , rather than
* Save File ?

Bug? Wrong default application

I think I may have found a bug in Tiger related to assigning the correct default application.
Background:
Installed TurboTax Deluxe 2005.
Created a tax return file.
Exited TurboTax.
Double clicked tax return file.
TurboTax Deluxe 2004 is launched and returns an error trying to open the file.
What I have tried:
Performed get info on this year's and last year's returns.
File Type = TaxR; Creator = MIT5 for 2005, MIT4 for 2004
Dumped Launch services database using lsregister.
Everything looked OK, found out that Turbo also uses
an extension of "tax" for the tax return files
Rebuilt Launch services database using lsregister and problem still existed.
Added "tax" extension to 2005 tax return file and correct default application chosen.
Excerpt from Launch Services documentation on how the default application is chosen:
2. If the document has a filename extension (or if one has been specified as a parameter to LSGetApplicationForInfo), find all applications in the Launch Services database that claim to accept documents with that extension.
3. If the document carries a four-character file type (or if one has been specified as a parameter), find all applications that claim to accept files of that type.
4. If more than one application has been found as a result of steps 2–3, apply the following criteria in the order shown:
a. If the document carries a four-character creator signature (or if one has been specified as a parameter), give preference to any application that claims to accept documents with that signature (typically the application to which the signature belongs).
Conclusion:
The correct application is selected when an extension is used, but not when the choice is based on the file type. Therefore, I believe there to be a bug in default application selection base on file type and creator.
Does anyone see anything place I have gone wrong?
I know that when I installed TurboTax last year, it worked, so I'm not sure when this bug was born.
iMac G5 (iSight) Mac OS X (10.4.4)

When you went to "Get Info," did you try expanding the "open with" section of the window to view the drop-down menu? This drop-down menu under "open with" should tell you which application is set to open the file by default. In that drop-down menu, you should select the newer version of your tax program. Then under "Use this application to open all documents like this," you should probably click the "Change All" button.
Not sure why the correct application wasn't assigned by OS X in the first place. But I don't know if what you're describing is really a "bug." See if you can set your newer app to be the default application using get info as described. Good luck.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Acrobat Pro 11 - How to suppress default application pop-up

We've got the Creative Cloud desktop apps license, so I used the creative cloud packager to build an Acrobat Pro Package. I just deployed the pkg to a test Mac OS X system with no problems. Since this is for a school computer lab environment I need to suppress the pop-up box that says "Adobe Acrobat Pro is not the currently configured to be the default application for PDF Files. Would you like to make PDF files open with Adobe Acrobat Pro instead of Preview?" (See below). I do not want to change the default application, and most importantly I do not want users presented with this pop-up. I combed through the com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist file in ~/Library/Preferences and nothing's jumping out at me. I've read through a lot of the documentation on this site and can't seem to find a list of all of the keys, sorry if I'm missing something obvious, and thank you for any help.

That is an OS setting not an application setting. There are utilities that can help you do this but you probably will need to write a she'll script to do it. This link might help explain what needs to happen but you will need to create/write the script on your own.
http://superuser.com/questions/273756/how-to-change-default-app-for-all-files-of-particula r-file-type-through-terminal

Mail default applications for opening attachments

I recently had to install Open Office in order to be able to open those kinds of documents produced by my colleagues. The only problem is that it now becomes the default application for opening .doc, .xls and .pps documents. I have changed this using command+i on each type and making sure I selected the "change all" so that each app opens under it's appropriate iWork program, but I still have a problem with Mail.
In Mail, if I get a .doc attachment, clicking on it automatically launches Open Office. Worse, when I right-click and choose "open with", Open Office is listed twice at the top of the list!
I loathe Open Office with a passion, not least because of this situation, but also because it frequently crashes and is still bound to using xterm. Nevertheless, I have to keep it as my colleagues are all on Ubuntu Linux and insist on using it for spreadsheets (to be honest, Open Office is okay on Linux).
If only iWork apps could open OpenOffice documents... ah well.
Any solutions would be most welcome!

Here's how you can set your preference for which application to use on a given file type:
1. select a file of that type
2. press CMD-I to bring up the file information
3. Click on the little triangle to expand the "Open With" section
4. Select the application you want to use for that type of file
5. Click on the "Change All" button
This has worked for me in the case where I have Parallels Desktop installed and it wants to use my Office 2000 installation under Parallels to open MS Word & Excel attachments. I changed these to be opened by NeoOffice, and it works both from the finder and when opening attachments in Mail.
I hope this helps...

Nokia 6700 default applications

Since updating my 6700 classic phone to firmware V07.60 my default applications have stopped working. All I get is a message saying "Supportive File. Nothing to display".
I have tried resetting the phone and reinstalling the firmware but I still get the same problem.
Does anyone know where I can download the default 6700 classic apps, in particular Converter, World Clock,and Brain Champ?

You might want to reflash the firmware. If you do not know how, go to your Nokia Care Centre.

How to set my default application for illustrator files (windows)

I have both illustrator CS3 and CS5 on my windows 7 machine. I want to keep both versions as CS3 is better for converting SVG files.
Windows has CS3 as the default application when opeing .svg files. but I want to change this to CS5. I have tried changing the default program in the normal way,
right click - open with - choose default program...
only CS3 is listed in the programs, so I navigate to CS5
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS5.1\Support Files\Contents\Windows\illustrator.exe
but when I click ok, CS5 isn't added to the program list.
I have managed to change the default program for .ai and .eps files in this way and its workeds, but not with.svg files.
Any ideas?

This method still doen't work, it has the same problem as my original post.Bbut I did find a utiliy that works, here is the link in case anyone has the same problem.
http://defaultprogramseditor.com/

XDG standards updated re MIME-type associations + default applications

In April the XDG standards regarding Association between MIME types and applications was updated, and the changes are quite significant. For example, to specify default applications you should now list them in the [Default Applications] section of a mimeapps.list; placing them in the [Added Associations] section is no longer sufficient. Also, mimeapps.list files may now also be located in the $HOME/config ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME) and /etc/xdg ($XDG_CONFIG_DIRS) directories. The file defaults.list is confirmed as deprecated, as well as a mimeapps.list file in $HOME/.local/share/applications ($XDG_DATA_HOME/applications).
Just to muddy the waters further, there are $desktop-mimeapps.list ($desktop is the desktop environment: kde, gnome, etc) which may accompany mimeapps.list files on all the paths!
I'm implementing these new standards in my ayr launcher, but no doubt there will be many applications which will lag behind these new standards. The biggest immediate problem will probably be with file managers which often write the default associations they create to the [Added Associations] section in $HOME/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list.
This will not be much fun, but if it's standardising better, then so be it!
Edit: There is a worked example, but there seems to be a mistake in this - $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS should come before $XDG_DATA_HOME according to the standard.
Also, the Default applications page on the Wiki is going to need a substantial revamp.
Edit2: Overview of main changes
Last edited by ninian (2014-06-18 23:27:39)

Have now updated the Wiki section on:
Using MIME types and desktop entries
to reflect the new changes.

Default application will not change

I’ve seen several posts on this topic but no working solutions yet. I have a Mac with several user accounts, some admins, some not. There are 2 versions of QuarkXPress 6.5 installed, the normal version and the Passport Edition. Under some accounts, double-clicking a file will launch the normal QuarkXPress, under others it will launch Passport by default. When I get info on a Quark document and change the default application to the other version and click “Change All…” it just reverts back to whatever the previous default app was. It doesn’t matter if the user is an admin or not, it won’t change. I even tried installing the free preference pane from Rubicode (http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/). That didn’t work, either. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
all G4 & G5 models Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Thanks Kevin. I've run MacJanitor, verified disk permissions, and restructured the volume with Disk Warrior, which although it didn't solve this problem it didn't hurt :] I'm good about maintenance since I'm always working on large files and PShop is a memory hog.
I never had the problem with Panther and 2 (or more) versions of Adobe, but the same thing happens on my husband's G5 so it may be a Tiger/Adobe bug.
It's not just an Adobe thing though -- the same problem occurs with Dreamweaver MX 2004 and the new Dreamweaver 8 files. I can't say about MS Word, since I refuse to use the 2004 version (I don't useWord Office X either except to open files clients send me).
I did discover that if you click on the 'cancel' button, rather than the 'continue' button when the "do you really want to change the open application" options pop up then the file will open with the correct version selected - although it won't change all the same type of files system-wide.
I'll check into Cocktail - but I think your advice about just dropping the files onto the older version icon on the dock will probably be the way I'll go. I really don't want to reinstall Tiger - it's a pain to update all the versions to 4.4 --
Thanks again -- Susan
G4 Power PC Quicksilver Dual 2 gig Mac OS X (10.4.4)
G4 Power PC Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Setting default application (yes, i've seen previous threads on this topic)

This is a continuation of the thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4613912
which has been archived, and so could not be continued.
The problem with assigning default applications to open given file types persisted on my machine even after i had re-installed the Tiger recently.
But i think i might have an idea now what is going on: apparenly the file
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist
is getting erased from time to time all by itself.
It is only left now to figure out why this happens, and how to fix it.

I checked the disc with Disc Utility and emptied caches with Maintenance.app.
Then i removed the files
com.apple.LaunchServices-0140.csstore
com.apple.LaunchServices-014501.csstore
om.apple.LaunchServices.plist
(though i noticed that com.apple.LaunchServices-0140.csstore regenerated after about 5 seconds).
Then i rebooted.
Then i went to a directory with 3 PDF files, two of which were assigned to Preview, and 1 to Adobe Reader (do not know why).
I set PDFView as the default application for one of the files assigned to Preview, and clicked Change All.
The icon of this file changed to the icon of PDFView, but the other two icons stayed the same.
Nevertheless, the default application of the other file assigned to Preview changed to PDFView, but the default application of the third file remained Adobe Reader.
I think this behaviour is a bug.
Anyway, i will try to keep an eye on these files, and will make a post once they change there default applications by themselves.

Resetting Default Applications

Just got a new Quad. While I was setting up Tiger, I mistakenly told OSX to use Microsoft Word as the default application to handle .sit files. Of course, I meant to use Stuffit Expander. Does anyone know how to change this?

I just found the answer to my own question. If anyone else is having similar issues, go here (http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/), download this (RCDefaultApp), and all your problems will be solved.

[Solved] Default Applications

I'm using gnome 3.6.1 and when i try to change default applications from system settings>details>default applications control center exits without any change! Problem was there since gnome 3.4 but then it just didn't change anything now it exits control center window.
I'm on x64 and pure systemd system
Last edited by s0lid7 (2012-11-10 12:42:22)

I tried to change by opening nautilus as root, right click on file, click on properties, open with tab but when i changed it nautilus closed...
Here is the terminal output with an error when opening nautilus and the next when i changed default app
Unable to initialize DBus connection: The connection is closedcannot connect to the session bus: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
ERROR:nautilus-properties-window.c:1836:schedule_owner_change_timeout: assertion failed: (NAUTILUS_IS_FILE (file))
Aborted

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