Open with Tip of the Day

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If your Mac is anywhere near mid-life, it probably has multiple copies of the same program under the "Open With…" menu that you get when you right-(or command)-click a file. Just download this AppleScript and run it!
MacFixIt - Multiple, errant entries in the "Open With" contextual menu

Comments

Jay said…
Great tip! I wondered how all those got there! Maybe installing Leopard will work too!
28 October, 2007 12:42
Pete said…
I think your best bet is if you do an archive and install. A regular install may take all of those extras with you into the new OS
28 October, 2007 13:54
CGrim said…
Regular installs are the devil. Always do archive & install.
29 October, 2007 14:51
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