"Open with..." shows apps listed twice

My "Open with..." menu is showing two entries for most apps. I have tried the recommended way to reset the LaunchServices database by:
deleting the files Macintosh HD > Library > Caches "com.apple.LaunchServices-0140.csstore" and "com.apple.LaunchServices-014501.csstore" and also deleting the file User > Library > Preferences > "com.apple.LaunchServices.plist", clearing the trash and then rebooting. This makes no difference - the "Open with..." listing is exactly the same.
Any further ideas about how to get the listing to show only single entries for the relevant apps?

Give this a shot in this order:
1. Drag all Desktop icons off your Finder sidebar.
2. In Finder >> Preferences >> Sidebar UNcheck all options.
3. navigate to ~(yourHome)/Library/Preferences and trash these two files:
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
Then log out and back in again. Or restart.
(You will have to reset a few finder prefs the way you like them.)
-mj
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