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cucubee5
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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2006-01-24, 03:27

Hi All,

Whenever I try to right click on a Media file or Document, whatever the sort, I always get multiple options...as seen below:



Any ideas as to how to fix this?

Thanks!
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chucker
 
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2006-01-24, 03:40

Borked LaunchServices cache.

Try:
Code:
sudo rm -f /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices*
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cucubee5
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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2006-01-24, 11:12

Quote:
Originally Posted by chucker
Borked LaunchServices cache.

Try:
Code:
sudo rm -f /Library/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices*

Chucker,

should I delete that file? or run that code? If I have to run the code, how would I go about doing that?

Danke für die Hilfe!
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PKIDelirium
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Join Date: Oct 2005
 
2006-01-24, 11:15

Go to Applications > Utilities > Terminal and enter that code
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cucubee5
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2006-01-24, 11:25

Quote:
Originally Posted by PKIDelirium
Go to Applications > Utilities > Terminal and enter that code
Thanks PKIDelirium! I'll check it out as soon as I get home.

It WORKED! Thanks!!

Last edited by cucubee5 : 2006-01-24 at 13:32.
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Brad
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2006-01-24, 12:01

By the way, this is explained in our FAQ thread:
FAQ: Check this thread *first* if you have problems or questions!

Quote:
If your "Open With" menu shows applications that are no longer installed or shows some of them as duplicates, you can use the following Terminal command to rebuild your LaunchServices database. Note that this command should be entered all at once...
Be sure to check there next time before starting a new thread!

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cucubee5
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2006-01-24, 13:31

Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad
By the way, this is explained in our FAQ thread:
FAQ: Check this thread *first* if you have problems or questions!



Be sure to check there next time before starting a new thread!
Brad,

Thanks! There's some useful information in there!
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