Remove Duplicates From “Open With” Option In Right-Click Context Menu [OS X]

1. How do I remove items from the Open menu Mac?
2. How do I change the open with options on a Mac?
3. How do I remove items from Mac sidebar?
4. How do I remove duplicate icons from my Mac desktop?
5. How do I uninstall a never open application on my Mac?
6. How do I delete duplicate files on my Mac?
7. How do I change my open with settings?
8. How do I change the default open with?
9. How do I set preview as my default?
10. How do I delete items in sidebar?
11. How do I delete items in Finder?
12. How do I get my sidebar back?

How do I remove items from the Open menu Mac?

Method #2Manually Delete the LaunchServices File

1. With Finder open, hold down on the Option key on your keyboard while clicking on Go in the menu bar.
2. Select Library.
3. Open the Preferences folder.
4. Find the com. apple. LaunchServices. plist file and trash it.

How do I change the open with options on a Mac?

Fortunately, it's easy to change your file associations in Mac OS X, if you follow these steps.

1. Select a file with the format you want to change (ex: an MP3, a JPG picture, an HTML file) in the Finder.
2. Right click on the file and choose “Get Info.”
3. Change the application in the “Open with:” drop down.

How do I remove items from Mac sidebar?

Click and hold on the item you want to remove from the sidebar. Drag the item away from the sidebar until you see a small X. Let go of the mouse or trackpad. The item will now be removed from your Finder sidebar.

How do I remove duplicate icons from my Mac desktop?

Yes, it is. Drag those out of the Dock. When you see the icon turn to a puff of smoke, drop it. Take the copies you made and drag those to the trash.

How do I uninstall a never open application on my Mac?

To delete a file using this method, first open up the Terminal, located in the Applications/Utilities folder. Type in "rm -f " without the quotation marks, and with the space after the f. Then find the file that wont delete, and drag it to the Terminal window, and the path to that item should appear.

How do I delete duplicate files on my Mac?

Follow these steps to delete duplicate files on your Mac:

1. Launch Disk Drill for the Mac.
2. Click Find Duplicates from the top menu.
3. Add locations you want to check to the search window.
4. Press the Scan button and allow Disk Drill to perform its search.
5. Select and delete duplicates manually or choose auto-selection.

How do I change my open with settings?

For example, if you select the PDF Viewer app, you can undo that choice by following these steps:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Choose Apps & Notifications. ...
3. Choose App info. ...
4. Choose the app that always opens. ...
5. On the app's screen, choose Open by Default or Set as Default. ...
6. Tap the CLEAR DEFAULTS button.

How do I change the default open with?

On the latest version of stock Android, you need to open up the Settings app, then choose Apps & notifications, then Advanced, then Default apps. All the available categories, like browser and SMS, are listed. To change a default, just tap on the category, and make a new choice.

How do I set preview as my default?

1. You can easily change the default PDF viewer used on your Mac.
2. The option to change your PDF viewer opens when you right-click on a PDF on your computer and select "Get Info."
3. The default PDF viewer is Preview on Mac computers, but you can switch this to another viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, at any time.

How do I delete items in sidebar?

Choose “Show Reading list Sidebar” You can also press Command + Control + 2. You will see your Reading List. Select the item you wish to delete. Then right-click on it and select Remove Item.

How do I delete items in Finder?

How to delete downloads on your Mac

1. Open the "Finder" app from your dock.
2. Click on "Downloads" in the left hand-side menu of the Finder box. ...
3. Select the files you want to delete by clicking on them. ...
4. Right click on the file(s), and then click "Move to trash" from the pop-up menu.

How do I get my sidebar back?

Press the alt key or F10 to make it appear. From the Menu Bar select View-Layout-Folder Pane No Menu Bar? Press the alt key or F10 to make it appear. This did not restore my menu bar at the side of my screen.