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Fix duplicates in Mac OS X "Open with…" Finder menu

by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 21:57

How to fix duplicate application names in the Mac OS X "Open With" Finder menu.

In a Terminal session simply type:

$ cd /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/
$ ./lsregister -kill -domain local -domain system -domain user

Tip taken from http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2007-01/fixing_duplicate_application_names_in_the_open_with_menu
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