Irritating "Open with" issue in the context menu
Hi all,
When I click on a file and then choose "Open with" in the context menu, I get multiple instances of the same program instead of just one instance. For example, if I click on a document, the context menu may have 4 instances of Preview and 3 instances of Safari, etc. Is there anyway to eliminate the multiple instances?
Thanks
This usually results from corruption in the LaunchServices cache. Numerous fixes have been posted and it appears that they do work, for the most part. Search the forum here and you should find a few topics.
I've read of a few problems encountered after deleting the cache files. Use your own discretion.
It basically involves deleting the two LaunchServices files followed by a restart... Go to Library>Caches
It might also be necessary to delete a preference file as well...
Home>Library>Preferences>com.apple.LaunchServices.plist
Some third party utilities offer this service as well...Tiger Cache Cleaner, Onyx, etc.
Intel Mac Mini, 14" iBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) Daffy Duck mousepad
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Thun 31.3.0''Nick532 [[#question-1037921|said]]''
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Hi everybody,
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